Economic and Social Inequality in the United States: A Data Analysis
The data visualizations in this content showcase household income distribution, Gini coefficient trends, income shares of top groups, and wealth distribution in the United States and globally. Explore the disparities and trends in economic and social inequality through these insightful figures.
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Chapter Ten: Economic and Social Inequality
Table 10.1 Household Income Distribution in the United Table 10.1 Household Income Distribution in the United States, 2016 States, 2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables: Households, Tables H-1 and H-2. See: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-income-households.html
Figure 10.1 Lorenz Curve for the United States, 2016 Figure 10.1 Lorenz Curve for the United States, 2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables: Households, Tables H-1 and H-2. See: https:// www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-income-households.html
Figure 10.2 Lorenz Curves for Sweden, South Africa, Figure 10.2 Lorenz Curves for Sweden, South Africa, India, and the United States India, and the United States Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Year of data varies from 2011 to 2013.
Figure 10.3 The Gini Coefficient: A / (A + B) Figure 10.3 The Gini Coefficient: A / (A + B)
Figure 10.4 Gini Coefficient in the United States, 1967 Figure 10.4 Gini Coefficient in the United States, 1967- -2016 2016 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Historical Income Tables: Households, Table H-4. See: https://www. census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/historical-income-households.html
Figure 10.5 Income Shares of Top Figure 10.5 Income Shares of Top- -Income Groups, United States, 1917 States, 1917- -2016 Income Groups, United 2016 Source: Saez, 2016. Note: Data exclude capital gains.
Figure 10.6 The Distribution of Wealth in the United Figure 10.6 The Distribution of Wealth in the United States, 2012 States, 2012 Source: Saez and Zucman, 2016.
Figure 10.7 Actual, Estimated, and Ideal Distribution of Figure 10.7 Actual, Estimated, and Ideal Distribution of Wealth in the United States Wealth in the United States Source: Norton and Ariely, 2011.
Figure 10.8 Median Household Income in the United Figure 10.8 Median Household Income in the United States by Select Characteristics, 2015 States by Select Characteristics, 2015 Source: Proctor et al., 2016, Table 1.
Figure 10.9 Median Value of Household Assets in the Figure 10.9 Median Value of Household Assets in the United States by Select Characteristics, 2013 United States by Select Characteristics, 2013 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017.
Figure 10.10 Income Gini Coefficient for Select Countries Figure 10.10 Income Gini Coefficient for Select Countries Source: CIA World Factbook, United States Central Intelligence Agency. Note: Year of data varies.
Figure 10.11 Global Income Distribution, 1988 and 2011 Figure 10.11 Global Income Distribution, 1988 and 2011 Source: Our World in Data website, https://ourworldindata.org/income-inequality/.
Figure 10.12 Median Net Worth per Adult, Select Figure 10.12 Median Net Worth per Adult, Select Countries, 2016 Countries, 2016 Source: Credit Suisse, 2016b.
Figure 10.13 Market Figure 10.13 Market - - and Disposable Coefficients, Select OECD Countries Coefficients, Select OECD Countries and Disposable- -Income Gini Income Gini Source: OECD online statistics database, Income Distribution and Poverty. Note: Data for most countries are from 2014. Other data are from 2013 or 2015.
