The income distribution Gini-coefficient of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers was 0.42 in 2022, a small step towards further income inequality compared with 2021. A Gini coefficient of zero expresses perfect equality, where all would have the same income, and a Gini coefficient of one expresses maximal inequality among values. In 2021, the Gini coefficient for individual income was 0.43.
Gini coefficient of income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers in the United States from 1990 to 2022
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