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  2. List of U.S. states and territories by income inequality

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    In the framework of American federalism, states generally have wide latitude to enact policies within their borders, including state taxation and labor laws.Among the factors that may increase inequality in a state are regressive state tax policies [2] (taxation has played a growing role in diminishing inequality since the 1980s), [3] tax incentives for large companies, [4] corruption, [5 ...

  3. Income inequality in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US household income Gini of 46.8 in 2009 [198] varied significantly between states: after-tax income inequality in 2009 was greatest in Texas and lowest in Maine. [199] Income inequality grew from 2005 to 2012 in more than 2 out of 3 metropolitan areas.

  4. List of lowest-income places in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The data below is for annual median household income in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — the data is based on 2013–2017 American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau; populations are also from the 2013–2017 American Community Survey.

  5. Cities Where Income Inequality Is Highest and Lowest in 2024

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    Plano, Texas The income inequality ratio in Plano is 3.98. The 80th percentile income stands at a $190,938 threshold, while the threshold for 20th percentile income sits at $47,947.

  6. Over the past 30 years the U.S.’s top 1% got richer, and now ...

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    But not only is America getting richer, the CBO found, inequality became all the more pronounced over those three decades. In 2022, families in America's top 10% held 60% of all wealth, up from 56 ...

  7. Data reveals rising economic 'distress' across America ... - AOL

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    According to EIG, which uses US Census Bureau data to sort districts by economic well-being, roughly 52 million Americans live in a "distressed" zip code. That's up from 50 million in 2018 .

  8. Tax policy and economic inequality in the United States

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    Economic inequality in the United States has been steadily increasing since the 1980s as well and economists such as Paul Krugman, Joseph Stiglitz, and Peter Orszag, politicians like Barack Obama and Paul Ryan, and media entities have engaged in debates and accusations over the role of tax policy changes in perpetuating economic inequality.

  9. Economy of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas counties by GDP in 2021 (chained 2012 US$) The economy of the State of Texas is the second largest by GDP in the United States after that of California. It has a gross state product of $2.694 trillion as of 2023. [7] In 2022, Texas led the nation with the most companies in the Fortune 500 with 53 in total. [8]