Income growth in the U.S., 1990-2004.

Income Growth
in the U.S.,
1990-2004

Bottom 90%   2.0%
Top 1%       57%
Top 0.1%     85%

Note: Table made from bar graph.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Statistics

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