The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual ’ income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart depicts the yearly income of the US

households

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in three different years (2007, 2011, 2015). The units are given in millions.

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, in all three years, the

households

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showed a relatively similar trend, with fewer

households

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earning between $50,000 and $99,999. The

number

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of

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earning less than $25,000 per year rose from 25

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in 2007 to nearly 30

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in 2011, before falling to around 26

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by 2015.

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income group consistently had the third-highest

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of

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across the years.

Households

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earning $25,000-$49,000 followed a similar pattern, peaking at about 30

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in 2011, surpassing those earning $100,000 or more, before declining to 28

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in 2015. The

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of

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earning $50,000-$74,999 remained stable throughout the period, at around 20

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.

Households

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earning $75,000-$99,999 fell to under 15

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in 2011,

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recovered to exactly 15

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in 2015. A substantial

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of

households

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fell into the highest income range of at least $100,000 a year in both 2007 and 2015, at around 30

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and 33

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, respectively.