DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME IN US

All figures from US Census Bureau (www.census.gov)

Distribution of Income

Lowest 20% of population: 3.4% of income

Second 20% of population: 8.7% of income

Third 20% of population: 14.7% of income

Fourth 20% of population: 23.2% of income

Highest 20% of population: 50.1% of income

Population by Income

Under $10,000: 8.7%

$10,000-$25,000: 19.6%

$25,000-50,000: 26.7%

$50,000-100,000: 29.3%

over $100,000: 15.7%

Poverty Rates

(1 person: $9,827; 4 persons: $19,484)

Overall: 12.7%

Whites: 8.6%

African-Americans: 24.7%

Native Americans: 24.0%

Latinos: 21.9%

Asian-Americans: 9.8%

Under 18: 18.0%

Over 65: 10.0%

With Health Insurance

Overall: 84.3%

Whites: 88.7%

African-Americans: 80.3%

Native Americans: 71.0%

Latinos: 67.3%

Asian-Americans: 83.2%

International Comparisons

Percent of Income Received by Poorest 10%

From Newsweek, 9/19/05, p. 47

Japan 4.8%

Germany 3.2%

France 2.8%

Italy 2.3%

UK 2.1%

US 1.9%

China 1.8%

Percent of Income Received by Top 10%

From World Bank, World Development Report 2005

Sweden 20.1%

Italy 21.8%

Germany 23.7%

France 25.1%

UK 27.7%

US 30.5%

Russia 38.7%

COUNTRY	EDUCATION EXPENDITURES (1)	MEAN YEARS OF SCHOOLING	HEALTH EXPENDITURES (2)	INFANT MORTALITY (3)	LIFE EXPECTANCY
USA	5.4%	13.96	13.0%	6.6	M-74.6 F--80.4
UK	5.3%	12.31	7.3%	5.2	M-75.8 F--80.8
France	6.0%	8.26	9.6%	4.3	M-75.8 F--83.3
Germany	4.5%	10.07	10.6%	4.2	M-75.6 F--81.7
Italy	4.6%	9.05	8.1%	6.1	M-76.6 F--82.7
Russia	3.1%	13.70	5.5%	18.0	M-59.9 F--73.3
Sweden	7.3%	12.00	8.4%	3.4	M-76.6 F--82.7

(1)---as percentage of Gross Domestic Product
(2)---public and private; as percentage of Gross Domestic Product
(3)---per 1000 births

SOURCE: World Bank. World Development Report (various years)
(http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTRESEARCH/EXTWDRS/0,,contentMDK