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 | 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 |