EPI Snapshot
Increasing share of income from wealth claimed by top 1 percent: Concentration of capital incomes, by income group, 1979–2010
| Bottom 90 percent | 90–99th percentile | Top 1 percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 36.183% | 30.272% | 33.545% |
| 1980 | 37.921% | 30.347% | 31.732% |
| 1981 | 38.156% | 30.816% | 31.029% |
| 1982 | 38.859% | 27.887% | 33.254% |
| 1983 | 38.231% | 27.717% | 34.051% |
| 1984 | 39.526% | 26.848% | 33.626% |
| 1985 | 32.727% | 26.975% | 40.297% |
| 1986 | 28.078% | 24.899% | 47.023% |
| 1987 | 38.315% | 28.073% | 33.612% |
| 1988 | 35.294% | 26.657% | 38.050% |
| 1989 | 33.086% | 27.368% | 39.547% |
| 1990 | 33.839% | 27.740% | 38.421% |
| 1991 | 36.229% | 28.265% | 35.506% |
| 1992 | 33.389% | 27.988% | 38.623% |
| 1993 | 33.767% | 28.081% | 38.152% |
| 1994 | 33.319% | 27.091% | 39.590% |
| 1995 | 31.831% | 27.899% | 40.270% |
| 1996 | 27.348% | 27.453% | 45.199% |
| 1997 | 29.978% | 27.052% | 42.969% |
| 1998 | 28.251% | 26.539% | 45.210% |
| 1999 | 24.298% | 26.607% | 49.096% |
| 2000 | 24.292% | 25.791% | 49.917% |
| 2001 | 26.476% | 25.755% | 47.770% |
| 2002 | 26.433% | 26.174% | 47.392% |
| 2003 | 25.220% | 25.314% | 49.466% |
| 2004 | 24.123% | 24.425% | 51.452% |
| 2005 | 21.667% | 24.447% | 53.886% |
| 2006 | 21.617% | 24.474% | 53.909% |
| 2007 | 16.985% | 24.329% | 58.686% |
| 2008 | 20.707% | 24.379% | 54.914% |
| 2009 | 22.903% | 25.185% | 51.911% |
| 2010 | 22.911% | 23.047% | 54.042% |
Source: EPI analysis of Congressional Budget Office data.
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