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English: Graphs comparing relative rates of income growth in the U.S., organized by percentile classes, normalized to 1970 levels.

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Sargent, Greg, (December 9, 2019). "The massive triumph of the rich, illustrated by stunning new data". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. — Original data and analysis: Zucman, Gabriel and Saez, Emmanuel, The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay, W. W. Norton & Company. October 15, 2019.
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RAW INCOME DATA FROM SOURCE:
Low 50% 50-90% 90-98% Top 1% Top 0.1% Top 0.01%
1970 $19,640 $44,178 $91,404 $328,816 $1,011,357 $3,689,308
1980 $22,043 $47,912 $100,689 $368,189 $1,186,317 $4,139,295
1990 $22,468 $55,288 $122,262 $614,184 $2,279,033 $8,176,832
2000 $26,380 $67,152 $160,836 $886,682 $3,520,058 $14,141,155
2010 $25,969 $67,561 $162,679 $1,044,445 $4,870,471 $23,706,233
2018 $27,642 $75,913 $197,478 $1,152,232 $5,174,621 $24,178,499

NORMALIZED TO 1970 LEVELS:
Low 50% 50-90% 90-98% Top 1% Top 0.1% Top 0.01%
1970 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
1980 1.12 1.08 1.10 1.12 1.17 1.12
1990 1.14 1.25 1.34 1.87 2.25 2.22
2000 1.34 1.52 1.76 2.70 3.48 3.83
2010 1.32 1.53 1.78 3.18 4.82 6.43
2018 1.41 1.72 2.16 3.50 5.12 6.55


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Graphs comparing relative rates of income growth in the U.S., organized by percentile classes, normalized to 1970 levels

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