Income Inequality (Gini)
41.8
· Jan 2024
econ
scout
1969-70 Recession · Dec 1969 – Nov 1970
1973-75 Recession · Nov 1973 – Mar 1975
1980 Recession · Jan 1980 – Jul 1980
1981-82 Recession · Jul 1981 – Nov 1982
1990-91 Recession · Jul 1990 – Mar 1991
2001 Recession · Mar 2001 – Nov 2001
Global Financial Crisis · Dec 2007 – Jun 2009
COVID-19 Recession · Feb 2020 – Apr 2020
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
2020
41.8
Income Inequality (Gini) — one value per year; US recessions are shaded on the chart.
Year
Income Inequality (Gini)
1963
36.7
1964
37.4
1965
36.8
1966
37.1
1967
36.9
1968
36.3
1969
36.0
1970
36.6
1971
36.9
1972
36.7
1973
36.1
1974
35.5
1975
35.7
1976
35.6
1977
35.5
1978
34.8
1979
34.8
1980
34.7
1981
35.5
1982
36.7
1983
37.3
1984
37.3
1985
37.6
1986
37.6
1987
37.2
1988
37.7
1989
38.2
1990
38.3
1991
38.0
1992
38.4
1993
40.4
1994
40.0
1995
39.9
1996
40.3
1997
40.5
1998
40.0
1999
40.0
2000
40.1
2001
40.6
2002
40.4
2003
40.8
2004
40.5
2005
41.3
2006
41.7
2007
41.1
2008
41.1
2009
40.9
2010
40.2
2011
41.2
2012
41.2
2013
40.9
2014
41.7
2015
41.5
2016
41.3
2017
41.4
2018
41.8
2019
41.9
2020
40.0
2021
39.7
2022
41.7
2023
41.8
2024
41.8
Source: FRED · SIPOVGINIUSA · econscout.com