US Household Income Distribution in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 19, 2025.

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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
US Percentages of Households for Household Income Distribution Categories in 2021
Less $40K
$40K - Less $50K
$50K - Less $60K
$60K - Less $75K
$75K - Less $100K
$100K - Less $125K
$125K - Less $150K
$150K - Less $200K
$200K - and Over
US Household Income Distribution in 2021
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Household Income Categories Number of Households Percent of Households (%)
Less $10K 6835028 5.51
$10K - Less $15K 4848344 3.91
$15K - Less $20K 4672903 3.77
$20K - Less $25K 4947418 3.99
$25K - Less $30K 5044233 4.07
$30K - Less $35K 5096729 4.11
$35K - Less $40K 4799326 3.87
$40K - Less $45K 4968184 4.01
$45K - Less $50K 4395258 3.54
$50K - Less $60K 8982113 7.24
$60K - Less $75K 11863218 9.57
$75K - Less $100K 15895589 12.82
$100K - Less $125K 11904114 9.60
$125K - Less $150K 8333858 6.72
$150K - Less $200K 9694986 7.82
$200K - and Over 11729691 9.46