Distribution of Income

The Great Divergence in Pictures [Client work: Slate]

by Catherine Mulbrandon on September 7, 2010

My latest project is a collaboration with Timothy Noah on a slide show for his article, The United States of Inequality. You can take a look at the slide show: The Great Divergence in Pictures on Slate.com.

If you want even more income graphics, make sure to take a look at some of my older blog posts:

Average Income in the United States 1913-2006
Income Distribution
Comparing Tax Rates by Income
Growth of Income Inequality

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UK Poverty Map: 1899

by Catherine Mulbrandon on June 3, 2010

From Booth’s Poverty Map found at Charles Booth’s Online Archives

This is just a snapshot of the full map. In particular I was interest in the legend which goes from Black: “Lowest class. Vicious, semi-criminal” all the way up to Yellow: “Upper-middle and Upper classes. Wealthy.”


Current map

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How much taxes are paid by the poor, middle class and rich

by Catherine Mulbrandon on February 12, 2010

Day 12 of 28 Days of Tax Data

From Political Math

Here is a graph showing how the rich make more income and pay even more in taxes. While the  upper middle class pay about the same percentage in taxes as the make. Finally the lower 60% pay less in taxes then their % of the nation income.


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How Much Do You Earn? (2000)

by Catherine Mulbrandon on May 12, 2009

A look at the relationship between occupation and income. From a poster I created in 2004.

{Click on the image to take a closer look}

occupations magnifying glass

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