Table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 6, 28, 50, 88, 110, and 132

Table H-3. Mean Income Received by Each Fifth and Top 5 Percent of Black Households: 1967 to 2019
(Households as of March of the following year. Income in current and 2019 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars (28))
Current Dollars
Black Alone or in Combination
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2019 8,884 26,027 45,996 76,372 182,341
2018 7,686 23,523 41,835 68,949 154,822
2017 (40) 7,521 22,762 40,057 67,174 154,352
2017 7,630 22,972 40,694 68,360 155,269
2016 7,495 22,302 39,787 65,921 155,103
2015 7,044 20,738 37,544 62,999 145,702
2014 6,755 20,032 35,629 59,089 136,597
2013 (39) 6,686 20,115 35,610 58,211 137,746
2013 (38) 7,083 19,431 34,738 57,154 130,124
2012 6,619 18,767 33,876 56,621 124,916
2011 6,263 17,825 32,632 55,229 125,582
2010 (37) 5,979 17,832 32,302 53,704 117,678
2009 (36) 6,675 18,973 33,069 54,423 118,259
2008 6,893 19,672 34,095 54,788 117,946
2007 6,618 18,894 34,060 55,556 119,026
2006 6,317 18,440 32,575 52,788 117,346
2005 6,007 17,151 30,921 50,571 108,986
2004 (35) 5,652 16,971 29,895 48,630 102,648
2003 5,873 16,548 29,608 48,339 101,212
2002 5,797 16,409 29,091 46,837 103,537
Black Alone (33)
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2019 8,680 25,668 45,356 75,403 177,659
2018 7,521 23,238 41,451 68,361 152,752
2017 (40) 7,375 22,506 39,634 66,639 153,924
2017 7,465 22,649 40,260 67,619 154,972
2016 7,334 21,975 39,299 65,369 153,249
2015 7,020 20,551 37,184 62,533 144,472
2014 6,709 19,906 35,369 58,584 135,585
2013 (39) 6,508 19,659 35,094 57,769 133,239
2013 (38) 7,103 19,307 34,595 57,047 130,096
2012 6,588 18,613 33,553 56,065 123,865
2011 6,264 17,725 32,452 54,901 124,935
2010 (37) 5,988 17,728 32,208 53,485 115,374
2009 (36) 6,657 18,904 32,948 54,184 117,536
2008 6,864 19,585 33,991 54,606 117,621
2007 6,609 18,856 33,929 55,351 118,408
2006 6,277 18,309 32,348 52,489 116,213
2005 5,958 17,078 30,794 50,306 108,134
2004 (35) 5,640 16,876 29,705 48,367 102,575
2003 5,822 16,475 29,526 48,126 100,704
2002 5,769 16,340 28,959 46,652 102,334
Black (32)
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2001 5,951 16,820 29,477 47,424 96,569
2000 (30) 6,216 17,127 29,595 46,986 95,966
1999 (29) 5,897 15,864 28,167 46,143 96,240
1998 5,194 14,036 25,262 41,670 84,533
1997 5,253 13,984 24,935 40,420 80,226
1996 5,048 12,998 23,452 38,468 82,332
1995 (25) 4,814 12,473 22,543 36,710 75,460
1994 (24) 4,421 11,485 20,988 35,542 73,860
1993 (23) 4,118 10,414 19,481 32,270 69,863
1992 (22) 3,907 9,901 18,708 31,522 63,214
1991 3,841 9,823 18,819 31,518 61,213
1990 3,823 9,758 18,650 31,092 60,745
1989 3,785 9,596 18,038 29,881 58,675
1988 3,645 8,703 16,386 27,753 55,899
1987 (21) 3,434 8,313 15,649 25,797 52,614
1986 3,128 8,068 15,098 25,271 49,594
1985 (20) 3,379 8,061 14,662 24,122 46,451
1984 (19) 3,205 7,548 13,440 22,196 43,442
1983 2,923 6,906 12,568 20,872 39,801
1982 2,810 6,742 12,055 20,058 37,071
1981 2,727 6,342 11,301 18,783 35,126
1980 2,574 6,047 10,713 17,623 32,894
1979 (18) 2,457 5,723 10,069 16,479 30,284
1978 2,352 5,245 9,391 15,206 27,944
1977 2,235 4,940 8,355 13,419 25,006
1976 (17) 2,077 4,601 7,935 12,829 23,038
1975 (16) 1,908 4,182 7,386 11,776 20,985
1974 (16)(15) 1,802 4,075 6,986 10,892 19,551
1973 1,650 3,811 6,536 10,282 18,679
1972 (14) 1,471 3,438 5,921 9,345 17,332
1971 (13) 1,367 3,232 5,580 8,677 15,709
1970 1,250 3,163 5,498 8,520 15,390
1969 1,226 3,052 5,183 7,878 13,992
1968 1,146 2,830 4,712 7,274 12,986
1967 (12) 1,018 2,506 4,296 6,567 12,610
2019 Dollars
Black Alone or in Combination
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2019 8,884 26,027 45,996 76,372 182,341
2018 7,825 23,949 42,593 70,198 157,627
2017 (40) 7,844 23,739 41,777 70,058 160,979
2017 7,958 23,958 42,441 71,295 161,936
2016 7,985 23,760 42,388 70,230 165,241
2015 7,601 22,378 40,514 67,983 157,228
2014 7,302 21,654 38,514 63,873 147,657
2013 (39) 7,350 22,112 39,145 63,990 151,420
2013 (38) 7,786 21,360 38,186 62,828 143,041
2012 7,384 20,936 37,791 63,164 139,351
2011 7,135 20,306 37,174 62,916 143,061
2010 (37) 7,026 20,954 37,958 63,107 138,283
2009 (36) 7,973 22,663 39,500 65,007 141,258
2008 8,205 23,416 40,584 65,216 140,394
2007 8,180 23,354 42,100 68,670 147,122
2006 8,030 23,439 41,406 67,099 149,159
2005 7,883 22,507 40,578 66,365 143,023
2004 (35) 7,668 23,026 40,560 65,979 139,268
2003 8,184 23,058 41,256 67,356 141,030
2002 8,261 23,384 41,456 66,745 147,546
Black Alone (33)
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2019 8,680 25,668 45,356 75,403 177,659
2018 7,657 23,659 42,202 69,600 155,520
2017 (40) 7,692 23,472 41,336 69,500 160,533
2017 7,786 23,621 41,989 70,522 161,626
2016 7,813 23,411 41,868 69,642 163,266
2015 7,575 22,177 40,125 67,480 155,901
2014 7,252 21,518 38,233 63,327 146,563
2013 (39) 7,154 21,611 38,578 63,504 146,466
2013 (38) 7,808 21,224 38,029 62,710 143,011
2012 7,349 20,764 37,430 62,544 138,178
2011 7,136 20,192 36,969 62,542 142,324
2010 (37) 7,036 20,832 37,847 62,850 135,575
2009 (36) 7,952 22,580 39,356 64,722 140,394
2008 8,170 23,313 40,460 64,999 140,007
2007 8,169 23,307 41,938 68,416 146,358
2006 7,979 23,273 41,118 66,719 147,718
2005 7,819 22,412 40,411 66,017 141,905
2004 (35) 7,652 22,897 40,302 65,622 139,169
2003 8,112 22,956 41,142 67,059 140,322
2002 8,221 23,285 41,268 66,482 145,832
Black (32)
Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Year
fifth fifth fifth fifth fifth
2001 8,614 24,347 42,669 68,647 139,786
2000 (30) 9,254 25,497 44,059 69,950 142,868
1999 (29) 9,077 24,419 43,356 71,026 148,137
1998 8,165 22,065 39,712 65,506 132,888
1997 8,370 22,281 39,729 64,402 127,825
1996 8,217 21,158 38,174 62,617 134,016
1995 (25) 8,045 20,844 37,672 61,346 126,102
1994 (24) 7,566 19,655 35,918 60,825 126,401
1993 (23) 7,195 18,194 34,035 56,379 122,058
1992 (22) 6,998 17,734 33,509 56,461 113,226
1991 7,051 18,032 34,546 57,857 112,368
1990 7,273 18,564 35,481 59,152 115,566
1989 7,556 19,156 36,009 59,651 117,132
1988 7,595 18,133 34,141 57,825 116,469
1987 (21) 7,413 17,946 33,784 55,691 113,585
1986 6,985 18,017 33,715 56,433 110,748
1985 (20) 7,678 18,316 33,315 54,809 105,545
1984 (19) 7,532 17,739 31,587 52,165 102,097
1983 7,155 16,906 30,766 51,094 97,432
1982 7,173 17,209 30,771 51,199 94,625
1981 7,381 17,166 30,588 50,840 95,075
1980 7,625 17,913 31,734 52,203 97,440
1979 (18) 8,093 18,851 33,167 54,281 99,754
1978 8,482 18,915 33,867 54,838 100,775
1977 8,613 19,037 32,197 51,712 96,364
1976 (17) 8,509 18,850 32,508 52,558 94,383
1975 (16) 8,267 18,119 32,000 51,020 90,919
1974 (16)(15) 8,449 19,106 32,755 51,069 91,668
1973 8,510 19,655 33,710 53,030 96,338
1972 (14) 8,062 18,841 32,449 51,214 94,985
1971 (13) 7,716 18,244 31,497 48,979 88,672
1970 7,365 18,636 32,394 50,200 90,678
1969 7,579 18,868 32,043 48,704 86,502
1968 7,401 18,276 30,430 46,975 83,863
1967 (12) 6,832 16,818 28,831 44,073 84,629

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC). For information on confide

Footnotes are available at <www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/income/guidance/cps-historic-footnotes.html>.

seholds: 1967 to 2019
8))

Top 5
percent
325,902
255,337
265,588
268,795
280,843
256,167
232,881
238,493
220,408
207,413
216,220
195,673
199,353
192,679
198,165
200,678
181,857
169,075
163,699
176,326

Top 5
percent
315,171
250,249
266,172
268,759
276,021
253,296
230,866
224,809
221,666
206,952
215,803
189,390
197,685
192,577
197,523
198,135
 179,829
169,556
162,357
172,838

Top 5
percent
155,104
153,620
153,711
130,383
125,902
140,975
122,558
117,433
114,622
97,433
91,891
91,901
87,277
84,189
81,456
75,366
68,090
63,110
56,830
53,961
49,420
47,175
42,982
39,748
36,215
33,022
29,582
27,395
27,607
25,277
22,653
22,189
19,953
18,442
19,626

Top 5
percent
 325,902
259,963
276,991
280,336
299,200
276,431
251,736
262,168
242,288
231,381
246,314
229,934
238,123
229,351
244,941
255,082
238,652
229,394
228,100
251,275

Top 5
percent
315,171
254,783
277,600
280,299
294,063
273,333
249,558
247,126
243,671
230,866
245,839
222,551
236,131
229,229
244,148
251,850
235,990
230,046
226,230
246,304

Top 5
percent
 224,516
228,699
236,599
204,965
200,601
229,473
204,807
200,971
200,256
174,517
168,683
174,839
174,230
175,413
175,850
168,300
154,713
148,320
139,119
137,738
133,764
139,743
141,581
143,344
139,559
135,286
128,166
128,446
142,384
138,527
127,869
130,738
123,355
119,098
131,715

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