S8 · INCOME CONCENTRATION, THE LONG OFFICIAL RECORD
Income Gini ratio, families (Census)
0.46
CONTEXTROBUSTDRS 95annualas of 2024-01-01
A context tile: shown plainly, with no declared strain side, so it
carries no state of its own.
The full history
1947
high 0.46 · low 0.35 · now 0.46 · 9 recessions shaded 2024
How it is read
What it measures
income concentration, the long official record
Confidence
ROBUST — a primary official series, mechanically reported.
Reliability (DRS)
DRS 95 — Annual since 1947 — the income leg of the disparity picture, beside the wealth legs (S6/S7, Fed DFA). Trend-dominated: rose steadily 1970-2010 and plateaued high; the state reads vs the recent decade, disclosed.
Where it comes from
FRED ↗Every number on this site is reproducible from this primary source.
What it read at past stress points
Lehman, Sep 2008
0.44
—
Q4-2018 selloff
0.45
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Curve inversion, Aug 2019
0.45
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COVID crash, Mar 2020
0.46
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Questions it helps answer
Who Gets What — Where does the wealth sit — and who keeps the output?