The Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey, released Oct. 4, found that household income inequality was “significantly” higher than its 2019 estimate (based on a calculation of the ...

Income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than 50 years, according to new Census data. The gap between rich and poor is the widest in five states: California, Connecticut ...

A key mea­sure of US income inequality rose to a new record in 2021, the first year of President Joe Biden’s term. The so-called Gini Index rose by 1.2% last year to 0.494, according to data ...

Income inequality in America is at a high level by historical standards. Simply put, the rich have gotten richer much faster than others. In 2021, the average income of the richest 1% of ...

Fatema Z. Sumar previously worked as the Vice President of Global Programs at Oxfam America. U.S. income inequality grew in 2021 for the first time in a decade, according to data the Census Bureau ...

Income inequality has been on the rise in the United ... Based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey, the middle 20% of households – by earnings – make between ...

But at the structural level, our picture of American inequality also seems to be changing. According to some measures, U.S. income inequality hasn’t meaningfully grown over the last decade ...

The distribution of wealth in America is grotesquely uneven. One can find in the same American city—on the same American street—individuals worth billions of dollars (more than the GDP of ...

Ranked in order from cities with the highest to lowest Gini coefficient, see which American cities experience the most income inequality.

Inequality can be measured in many ways, frequently using income. The Gini coefficient ... manufacturing is more responsible for eliminating American manufacturing jobs and keeping wages lower.

A new study finds that Atlanta has the highest income inequality across several American cities. Atlanta has been ranked the worst city in America for income inequality. According to a study led ...