US Household Income Distribution in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 124,010,992 US households, there were 11,729,691 households (9.46%) that had a household income that fell in the $200K - and Over category, and there were 9,694,986 households (7.82%) that had a household income that fell in the $150K - Less $200K category.
On the other hand, there were 36,243,981 households (29.23%) that had a household income that fell in the Less $40K category, and there were 9,363,442 households (7.55%) that had a household income that fell in the $40K - Less $50K category.
The chart below shows a subset of the percentages of US households for the different household income categories. The table below shows both the number and percentages for many more household income categories.
Household Income Categories | Number of Households | Percent of Households (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Less $10K | 6,835,028 | 5.51 |
| $75K - Less $100K | 15,895,589 | 12.82 |
| $60K - Less $75K | 11,863,218 | 9.57 |
| $50K - Less $60K | 8,982,113 | 7.24 |
| $45K - Less $50K | 4,395,258 | 3.54 |
| $40K - Less $45K | 4,968,184 | 4.01 |
| $35K - Less $40K | 4,799,326 | 3.87 |
| $30K - Less $35K | 5,096,729 | 4.11 |
| $25K - Less $30K | 5,044,233 | 4.07 |
| $20K - Less $25K | 4,947,418 | 3.99 |
| $200K - and Over | 11,729,691 | 9.46 |
| $15K - Less $20K | 4,672,903 | 3.77 |
| $150K - Less $200K | 9,694,986 | 7.82 |
| $125K - Less $150K | 8,333,858 | 6.72 |
| $10K - Less $15K | 4,848,344 | 3.91 |
| $100K - Less $125K | 11,904,114 | 9.60 |