Figure A
Top 1 percent's share of average income growth during expansions, by region
| United States | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949–1953 | 1% | 0% | 3% | 0% | -1% |
| 1954–1957 | 5% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| 1958–1960 | 8% | 4% | 9% | 11% | 7% |
| 1961–1969 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 11% | 8% |
| 1970–1973 | 10% | 0% | 6% | 14% | 16% |
| 1975–1979 | 23% | 63% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 1982–1990 | 48% | 39% | 38% | 46% | 93% |
| 1991–2000 | 45% | 57% | 28% | 35% | 58% |
| 2001–2007 | 57% | 50% | 64% | 56% | 57% |
| 2009–2013 | 85% | 126% | 45% | 97% | 78% |
Source: Author's analysis of state-level tax data from Sommeiller (2006) extended to 2012 using state-level data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years), Piketty and Saez (2015), and Tcherneva (2014)
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