Since the 1980s,the proportion of income received by the poorest 20 percent of U.S.income earners has:

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According to data from the Census Bureau, the proportion of income received by the poorest 20 percent of U.S. income earners has been decreasing steadily since the 1980s. In 1980, this group earned 5.7 percent of the total income in the U.S., while in 2018, it earned only 3.1 percent. This trend indicates a growing income inequality gap in the country.

Since the 1980s,the Proportion of Income Received by the Poorest