U.S. household income distribution 2023

In 2023, just over 50 percent of Americans had an annual household income that was less than 75,000 U.S. dollars. The median household income was 80,610 U.S. dollars in 2023. Income and wealth in the United StatesAfter the economic recession in 2009, income inequality in the U.S. is more prominent across many metropolitan areas. The Northeast region is regarded as one of the wealthiest in the country. Maryland, New Jersey, and Massachusetts were among the states with the highest median household income in 2020. In terms of income by race and ethnicity, the average income of Asian households was 94,903 U.S. dollars in 2020, while the median income for Black households was around half of that figure. What is the U.S. poverty threshold?The U.S. Census Bureau annually updates its list of poverty levels. Preliminary estimates show that the average poverty threshold for a family of four people was 26,500 U.S. dollars in 2021, which is around 100 U.S. dollars less than the previous year. There were an estimated 37.9 million people in poverty across the United States in 2021, which was around 11.6 percent of the population. Approximately 19.5 percent of those in poverty were Black, while 8.2 percent were white.

在2023年，超过50%的美国家庭年度总收入低于7.5万美元。2023年的家庭平均收入为80,610美元。自2009年经济衰退以来，美国众多大都市区域的收入不平等现象愈发显著。东北部地区被视为国内最富裕的地区之一。马里兰州、新泽西州和马萨诸塞州是2020年家庭平均收入最高的几个州。在种族和民族收入方面，2020年亚裔家庭的平均收入为94,903美元，而黑人家庭的平均收入约为该数值的一半。美国的贫困线是多少？美国人口普查局每年都会更新其贫困线列表。初步估计显示，2021年四口之家的平均贫困线为26,500美元，比前一年低约100美元。2021年，美国约有37,900万人生活在贫困线以下，约占人口的11.6%。其中，约19.5%的贫困人口为黑人，而8.2%为白人。