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    May 10, 2016
    America’s Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas

    In 2014, metropolitan areas with higher incomes had larger upper-income tiers and smaller lower-income tiers

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    In 2014, metropolitan areas with higher incomes had larger upper-income tiers and smaller lower-income tiers

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    America’s Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas

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    The middle class is shrinking in most U.S. metropolitan areas, and lower-and upper-income tiers are gaining share
    The tale of two metropolitan areas: A smaller middle class could signal a move either up or down the income ladder
    Who is ‘middle income’ and ‘upper income’ in 2014?
    Metropolitan areas with the highest shares of middle-income adults in 2014 are mostly in the Midwest
    The 10 metropolitan areas that gained or lost the most in economic status from 2000 to 2014
    Median incomes of the middle class and other tiers fell from 1999 to 2014
    Who is middle income?
    Share of American adults living in middle-income households has fallen
    Many of America’s top middle-income metropolitan areas are in the Midwest and the Northeast
    Metropolitan areas with the highest shares of upper-income people are mostly to the northeast
    Most lower-income metropolitan areas are to the south or the southwest
    Household incomes in many metropolitan areas in the southern part of the U.S. were less than the national median in 2014
    U.S. metropolitan areas with the 10 highest and 10 lowest household incomes in 2014
    U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest incomes for middle-class households in 2014
    U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest incomes for households in the lower-income tier in 2014
    U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest and lowest incomes for households in the upper-income tier in 2014
    In 2014, metropolitan areas with higher incomes had larger upper-income tiers and smaller lower-income tiers
    The economic status of adults improved in about half of U.S. metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014
    Median incomes of households in all income tiers fell from 1999 to 2014
    The median income of households fell in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas from 1999 to 2014
    From 2000 to 2014, upper-income tiers grew in areas where incomes rose, or fell by less; lower-income tiers grew more in areas with more of a decrease in income
    The middle-class share fell more in metropolitan areas with more of an increase in income inequality from 2000 to 2014
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    The middle-class share fell in almost all U.S. metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014
    The share of adults in upper-income households increased in the vast majority of the U.S. metropolitan areas rom 2000 to 2014
    The share of adults in lower-income households increased in most U.S. metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2014
    Changes in the distribution of adults by income tier in U.S. metropolitan areas, 2000 to 2014, cont.
    The middle-class share was greater in metropolitan areas with lesser income inequality in 2014

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