Ratio of Income of the Top 5% and Bottom Fifth of Families

2004-2006 (in 2005 dollars) State Rank Average income of bottom fifth of families Average income of top 5% of families Top-to-bottom ratio* Florida 15 17,436 220,373 12.6 Total U.S.   18,116 220,700 12.2 Source: Economic Policy Institute/Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey. To download this table in Microsoft Excel, click here.

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