Shares of all income held by the top 1%, U.S. and by region, 1917–2015
| United States | Northeast | Midwest | South | West | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 18% | 23% | 14% | 14% | 13% |
| 1918 | 16% | 20% | 13% | 14% | 11% |
| 1919 | 16% | 20% | 13% | 15% | 12% |
| 1920 | 15% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 11% |
| 1921 | 16% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 11% |
| 1922 | 17% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
| 1923 | 16% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 12% |
| 1924 | 17% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
| 1925 | 20% | 23% | 17% | 19% | 14% |
| 1926 | 20% | 22% | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| 1927 | 21% | 24% | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| 1928 | 24% | 29% | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| 1929 | 22% | 27% | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 1930 | 17% | 19% | 15% | 15% | 13% |
| 1931 | 15% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 13% |
| 1932 | 16% | 16% | 14% | 15% | 12% |
| 1933 | 16% | 18% | 14% | 15% | 13% |
| 1934 | 16% | 17% | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| 1935 | 17% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| 1936 | 19% | 20% | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| 1937 | 17% | 18% | 15% | 17% | 15% |
| 1938 | 16% | 15% | 14% | 16% | 13% |
| 1939 | 16% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 1940 | 16% | 16% | 15% | 17% | 13% |
| 1941 | 16% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 13% |
| 1942 | 13% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 11% |
| 1943 | 12% | 13% | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 1944 | 11% | 14% | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 1945 | 13% | 15% | 13% | 12% | 11% |
| 1946 | 13% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 11% |
| 1947 | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 10% |
| 1948 | 12% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 1949 | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 1950 | 13% | 14% | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 1951 | 12% | 13% | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 1952 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1953 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1954 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1955 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1956 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| 1957 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1958 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1959 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1960 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1961 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| 1962 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 1963 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 1964 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 9% |
| 1965 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1966 | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1967 | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1968 | 11% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1969 | 10% | 12% | 10% | 10% | 9% |
| 1970 | 9% | 10% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| 1971 | 9% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 8% |
| 1972 | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 1973 | 9% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 9% |
| 1974 | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| 1975 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| 1976 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| 1977 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| 1978 | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% |
| 1979 | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 10% |
| 1980 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 1981 | 10% | 11% | 9% | 10% | 9% |
| 1982 | 11% | 6% | 6% | 7% | 5% |
| 1983 | 12% | 6% | 5% | 7% | 5% |
| 1984 | 12% | 11% | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| 1985 | 13% | 11% | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| 1986 | 16% | 15% | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 1987 | 13% | 13% | 10% | 11% | 10% |
| 1988 | 15% | 15% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 1989 | 14% | 14% | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 1990 | 14% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 15% |
| 1991 | 13% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 14% |
| 1992 | 15% | 17% | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| 1993 | 14% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| 1994 | 14% | 16% | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| 1995 | 15% | 17% | 14% | 15% | 15% |
| 1996 | 17% | 19% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
| 1997 | 18% | 20% | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 1998 | 19% | 21% | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| 1999 | 20% | 23% | 16% | 18% | 22% |
| 2000 | 22% | 24% | 16% | 18% | 24% |
| 2001 | 18% | 22% | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| 2002 | 17% | 19% | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 2003 | 18% | 18% | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 2004 | 20% | 22% | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| 2005 | 22% | 24% | 17% | 21% | 22% |
| 2006 | 23% | 24% | 18% | 21% | 21% |
| 2007 | 24% | 26% | 18% | 20% | 21% |
| 2008 | 21% | 23% | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 2009 | 18% | 21% | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 2010 | 20% | 24% | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| 2011 | 20% | 24% | 17% | 19% | 19% |
| 2012 | 23% | 25% | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 2013 | 20% | 24% | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| 2014 | 21% | 26% | 18% | 21% | 22% |
| 2015 | 22% | 25% | 18% | 20% | 22% |
Notes: Data are for tax units. Income includes capital gains income. Shaded areas denote recessions.
Source: Authors’ analysis of state-level tax data from Sommeiller 2006 extended to 2015 using state-level data from the Internal Revenue Service SOI Tax Stats (various years) and Piketty and Saez 2016
