Infographic 2
Those at the bottom of the earnings distribution were disproportionally impacted during the pandemic

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Those at the bottom of the earnings distribution were disproportionally impacted during the pandemic"

This is a bar chart.

The vertical axis shows the number of people earning in each income group from 0 to 3,000,000, by increments of 500,000.

The horizontal axis shows the employment income groups in 2020 constant dollars from $1 to $300,000, by increments of $30,000.

The first set of bars represents the number of people earning within each income group in 2019, with 2,334,685 people earning $1 to $4,999, 1,557,325 people earning $5,000 to $9,999, 1,385,530 people earning $10,000 to $14,999, 1,189,005 people earning $15,000 to $19,999, 1,114,860 people earning $20,000 to $24,999, 1,079,635 people earning $25,000 to $29,999, 1,096,515 people earning $30,000 to $34,999, 1,068,430 people earning $35,000 to $39,999, 1,051,445 people earning $40,000 to $44,999, 979,620 people earning $45,000 to $49,999, 889,990 people earning $50,000 to $54,999, 800,310 people earning $55,000 to $59,999, 736,340 people earning $60,000 to $64,999, 639,960 people earning $65,000 to $69,999, 582,045 people earning $70,000 to $74,999, 521,635 people earning $75,000 to $79,999, 493,980 people earning $80,000 to $84,999, 436,595 people earning $85,000 to $89,999, 382,895 people earning $90,000 to $94,999, 341,025 people earning $95,000 to $99,999, 331,825 people earning $100,000 to $104,999, 242,195 people earning $105,000 to $109,999, 207,085 people earning $110,000 to $114,999, 175,670 people earning $115,000 to $119,999, 156,005 people earning $120,000 to $124,999, 132,110 people earning $125,000 to $129,999, 114,735 people earning $130,000 to $134,999, 95,225 people earning $135,000 to $139,999, 82,445 people earning $140,000 to $144,999, 73,815 people earning $145,000 to $149,999, 71,995 people earning $150,000 to $154,999, 56,690 people earning $155,000 to $159,999, 49,440 people earning $160,000 to $164,999, 43,750 people earning $165,000 to $169,999, 38,345 people earning $170,000 to $174,999, 35,185 people earning $175,000 to $179,999, 32,300 people earning $180,000 to $184,999, 28,180 people earning $185,000 to $189,999, 25,190 people earning $190,000 to $194,999, 22,910 people earning $195,000 to $199,999, 23,740 people earning $200,000 to $204,999, 19,550 people earning $205,000 to $209,999, 17,875 people earning $210,000 to $214,999, 15,480 people earning $215,000 to $219,999, 14,880 people earning $220,000 to $224,999, 14,245 people earning $225,000 to $229,999, 12,175 people earning $230,000 to $234,999, 11,090 people earning $235,000 to $239,999, 10,665 people earning $240,000 to $244,999, 9,555 people earning $245,000 to $249,999, 9,920 people earning $250,000 to $254,999, 8,210 people earning $255,000 to $259,999, 7,645 people earning $260,000 to $264,999, 7,225 people earning $265,000 to $269,999, 6,795 people earning $270,000 to $274,999, 6,290 people earning $275,000 to $279,999, 5,770 people earning $280,000 to $284,999, 5,420 people earning $285,000 to $289,999, 5,145 people earning $290,000 to $294,999, and 4,905 people earning $295,000 to $299,999.

The second set of bars represents the number of people earning within each income group in 2020, with 2,644,435 people earning $1 to $4,999, 1,739,575 people earning $5,000 to $9,999, 1,376,380 people earning $10,000 to $14,999, 1,121,740 people earning $15,000 to $19,999, 1,007,745 people earning $20,000 to $24,999, 952,915 people earning $25,000 to $29,999, 956,515 people earning $30,000 to $34,999, 946,585 people earning $35,000 to $39,999, 945,930 people earning $40,000 to $44,999, 913,910 people earning $45,000 to $49,999, 859,150 people earning $50,000 to $54,999, 781,655 people earning $55,000 to $59,999, 724,785 people earning $60,000 to $64,999, 642,720 people earning $65,000 to $69,999, 579,390 people earning $70,000 to $74,999, 520,235 people earning $75,000 to $79,999, 485,905 people earning $80,000 to $84,999, 443,585 people earning $85,000 to $89,999, 392,615 people earning $90,000 to $94,999, 367,420 people earning $95,000 to $99,999, 325,210 people earning $100,000 to $104,999, 249,965 people earning $105,000 to $109,999, 213,750 people earning $110,000 to $114,999, 180,875 people earning $115,000 to $119,999, 159,645 people earning $120,000 to $124,999, 134,520 people earning $125,000 to $129,999, 116,080 people earning $130,000 to $134,999, 99,245 people earning $135,000 to $139,999, 86,015 people earning $140,000 to $144,999, 74,885 people earning $145,000 to $149,999, 72,255 people earning $150,000 to $154,999, 60,665 people earning $155,000 to $159,999, 51,370 people earning $160,000 to $164,999, 45,255 people earning $165,000 to $169,999, 39,915 people earning $170,000 to $174,999, 35,845 people earning $175,000 to $179,999, 33,605 people earning $180,000 to $184,999, 29,505 people earning $185,000 to $189,999, 26,915 people earning $190,000 to $194,999, 24,495 people earning $195,000 to $199,999, 23,745 people earning $200,000 to $204,999, 20,100 people earning $205,000 to $209,999, 18,565 people earning $210,000 to $214,999, 16,795 people earning $215,000 to $219,999, 15,505 people earning $220,000 to $224,999, 14,690 people earning $225,000 to $229,999, 12,940 people earning $230,000 to $234,999, 11,665 people earning $235,000 to $239,999, 11,335 people earning $240,000 to $244,999, 9,995 people earning $245,000 to $249,999, 10,220 people earning $250,000 to $254,999, 8,515 people earning $255,000 to $259,999, 8,080 people earning $260,000 to $264,999, 7,410 people earning $265,000 to $269,999, 6,940 people earning $270,000 to $274,999, 6,555 people earning $275,000 to $279,999, 5,875 people earning $280,000 to $284,999, 5,510 people earning $285,000 to $289,999, 5,230 people earning $290,000 to $294,999, and 5,010 people earning $295,000 to $299,999.

The bars between $1 and $20,000 are circled with the description "415,585 more Canadians had earnings from $1 to $19,999 in 2020."

The bars between $20,000 and $60,000 are circled with the description "716,400 fewer Canadians had earnings from $20,000 to $59,999 in 2020."

At the top of the chart there is a text box reading "113,835 more Canadians had $0 employment income in 2020 (not on chart)."

Note(s): Earners with negative employment income (losses) are excluded.

Source(s): Census of Population, 2021 (3901).