Income share held by the richest 10% in United States
The richest 10% of people in United States received 30.7% of total income or consumption in 2024.
United States, 2024
30.7%
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
34.2%
Income share held by the richest 10% in United States over time
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United States |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.7% |
| 2023 | 30.9% |
| 2022 | 30.9% |
| 2021 | 30.2% |
| 2020 | 29.7% |
| 2019 | 31.0% |
| 2018 | 31.0% |
| 2017 | 30.4% |
| 2016 | 30.6% |
| 2015 | 30.6% |
| 2014 | 30.8% |
| 2013 | 30.2% |
| 2012 | 30.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% |
| 2010 | 29.4% |
| 2009 | 30.5% |
| 2008 | 30.5% |
| 2007 | 30.6% |
| 2006 | 31.4% |
| 2005 | 31.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 30.2% |
| 2002 | 30.1% |
| 2001 | 30.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 30.9% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 30.8%, the figure has changed by −0.1 percentage points.