Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1942

What is $21k in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$415,591
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1942 is equal to $415,591 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $415,591
2023 $402,112
2022 $377,732
2021 $352,900
2020 $348,158
2019 $340,380
2018 $334,000
2017 $327,101
2016 $320,453
2015 $318,132
2014 $315,744
2013 $311,072
2012 $305,749
2011 $296,952
2010 $292,576
2009 $284,825
2008 $284,565
2007 $273,406
2006 $266,632
2005 $257,826
2004 $249,697
2003 $245,090
2002 $239,400
2001 $235,742
2000 $228,019
1999 $222,058
1998 $218,535
1997 $214,877
Year Equivalent
1996 $207,968
1995 $202,819
1994 $197,535
1993 $192,252
1992 $186,832
1991 $181,277
1990 $170,845
1989 $163,258
1988 $156,348
1987 $149,710
1986 $148,084
1985 $142,665
1984 $137,245
1983 $132,232
1982 $127,355
1981 $116,923
1980 $103,916
1979 $91,723
1978 $84,135
1977 $78,852
1976 $75,194
1975 $70,316
1974 $62,594
1973 $57,581
1972 $55,684
1971 $53,923
1970 $51,077
1969 $48,097
Year Equivalent
1968 $45,929
1967 $44,574
1966 $43,084
1965 $42,271
1964 $41,865
1963 $41,187
1962 $40,645
1961 $40,374
1960 $39,832
1959 $39,155
1958 $38,477
1957 $37,394
1956 $36,310
1955 $36,174
1954 $36,445
1953 $36,174
1952 $35,903
1951 $33,871
1950 $31,974
1949 $32,652
1948 $31,703
1947 $29,129
1946 $24,658
1945 $24,116
1944 $23,574
1943 $22,897
1942 $21,000
1941 $19,103
Year Equivalent
1940 $18,968
1939 $18,968
1938 $19,510
1937 $18,968
1936 $18,697
1935 $18,155
1934 $17,884
1933 $17,748
1932 $19,781
1931 $21,813
1930 $23,303
1929 $23,168
1928 $23,439
1927 $23,981
1926 $24,252
1925 $23,439
1924 $23,439
1923 $22,897
1922 $23,439
1921 $26,284
1920 $25,606
1919 $22,355
1918 $18,561
1917 $15,716
1916 $13,955
1915 $13,684
1914 $13,548