U.S. Local Income Inequality
IRS Statistics of Income · 1998–2020
Andrew Hayashi · UVA School of Law
The Federal Architecture of Income Inequality
Year:
Geography
Counties (2010+)
States (2013+)
ZIP Codes (1998+)
Congressional Districts (2018+)
Metro/Micro Areas (2011+)
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Measure
Gini Coefficient
Theil’s T
EDEI
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National Estimates
National Gini
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Avg. county Gini
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Avg. county EDEI
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Theil’s T
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Within-county
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Between-county
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Highest 5
Lowest 5
Inequality Aversion (
ε
)
0
3.0
0.5
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