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Gini coefficient - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gini indices for the United States at various times, according to the US Census Bureau:[7][8][9]
1929: 45.0 (estimated)
1947: 37.6 (estimated)
1967: 39.7 (first year reported)
1968: 38.6 (lowest index reported)
1970: 39.4
1980: 40.3
1990: 42.8
(Recalculations made in 1992 added a significant upward shift for later values)
2000: 46.2
2005: 46.9
2006: 47.0 (highest index reported)
2007: 46.3
2008: 46.69
2009: 46.8
Note the pattern?
Gini indices for the United States at various times, according to the US Census Bureau:[7][8][9]
1929: 45.0 (estimated)
1947: 37.6 (estimated)
1967: 39.7 (first year reported)
1968: 38.6 (lowest index reported)
1970: 39.4
1980: 40.3
1990: 42.8
(Recalculations made in 1992 added a significant upward shift for later values)
2000: 46.2
2005: 46.9
2006: 47.0 (highest index reported)
2007: 46.3
2008: 46.69
2009: 46.8
Note the pattern?