{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-gini-index/","title":"United States Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2024)","description":"United States's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 41.8 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2024, unchanged YoY.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","United States","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United States","temporal_coverage":"1975/2024","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United States Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=US"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1975–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"50"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United States"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United States (2024)","value":"41.8","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"50","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United States Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":50,"observations":[{"period":"1975","value":35.7},{"period":"1976","value":35.6},{"period":"1977","value":35.5},{"period":"1978","value":34.8},{"period":"1979","value":34.8},{"period":"1980","value":34.7},{"period":"1981","value":35.5},{"period":"1982","value":36.7},{"period":"1983","value":37.3},{"period":"1984","value":37.3},{"period":"1985","value":37.6},{"period":"1986","value":37.6},{"period":"1987","value":37.2},{"period":"1988","value":37.7},{"period":"1989","value":38.2},{"period":"1990","value":38.3},{"period":"1991","value":38},{"period":"1992","value":38.4},{"period":"1993","value":40.4},{"period":"1994","value":40},{"period":"1995","value":39.9},{"period":"1996","value":40.3},{"period":"1997","value":40.5},{"period":"1998","value":40},{"period":"1999","value":40},{"period":"2000","value":40.1},{"period":"2001","value":40.6},{"period":"2002","value":40.4},{"period":"2003","value":40.8},{"period":"2004","value":40.5},{"period":"2005","value":41.3},{"period":"2006","value":41.7},{"period":"2007","value":41.1},{"period":"2008","value":41.1},{"period":"2009","value":40.9},{"period":"2010","value":40.2},{"period":"2011","value":41.2},{"period":"2012","value":41.2},{"period":"2013","value":40.9},{"period":"2014","value":41.7},{"period":"2015","value":41.5},{"period":"2016","value":41.3},{"period":"2017","value":41.4},{"period":"2018","value":41.8},{"period":"2019","value":41.9},{"period":"2020","value":40},{"period":"2021","value":39.7},{"period":"2022","value":41.7},{"period":"2023","value":41.8},{"period":"2024","value":41.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2022","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2021","value":"39.7","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"40.0","yoyChange":"-4.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"41.9","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"41.8","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"41.4","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2016","value":"41.3","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2015","value":"41.5","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+2.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"40.9","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2012","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"41.2","yoyChange":"+2.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"40.2","yoyChange":"-1.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"40.9","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2008","value":"41.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2007","value":"41.1","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"41.7","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2005","value":"41.3","yoyChange":"+2.0%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in United States over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1975–2024 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 41.9 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 34.7 in 1980. The latest reading of 41.8 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}