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View State-Level Inequality Graphs:

My current research offers a comprehensive panel of annual state-level income inequality measures that I have constructed from individual tax filing data available from the Internal Revenue Service.

Data from the Economic Inquiry article:

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Human Capital Attainment, 1945-2004:

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See Online Version of the paper:

Frank, M. W. 2009 "Inequality and Growth in the United States: Evidence from a New State-Level Panel of Income Inequality Measure" Economic Inquiry, Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 55-68.

 

Data_Update: Newly Expanded & Revised Annual State-Level Income Inequality Measures:

Ninety Years of Top Decile Income Data (1916-2005):

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Top 1% Income Data:

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All 6 Income Inequality Measures (Atkinson Index, Gini Coefficient, Relative Mean Deviation, Theil Index, Top 10%, and Top 1%):

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See the new Working Paper:

Frank, Mark W. (2008). "A New State-Level Panel of Income Inequality Measures Over the Period 1916-2005." SHSU Economics & Int. Business Working Paper no. SHSU_ECO_WP08-02.