Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1971

What is $21k in 1971 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1971 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$161,851
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1971 is equal to $161,851 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.93%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1971 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $161,851
2023 $156,601
2022 $147,107
2021 $137,436
2020 $135,589
2019 $132,560
2018 $130,075
2017 $127,389
2016 $124,800
2015 $123,896
2014 $122,966
2013 $121,146
2012 $119,073
2011 $115,647
2010 $113,943
2009 $110,924
2008 $110,823
2007 $106,477
2006 $103,839
2005 $100,410
2004 $97,244
2003 $95,450
2002 $93,234
2001 $91,809
2000 $88,802
1999 $86,480
1998 $85,108
1997 $83,683
Year Equivalent
1996 $80,992
1995 $78,987
1994 $76,930
1993 $74,872
1992 $72,761
1991 $70,598
1990 $66,535
1989 $63,580
1988 $60,889
1987 $58,304
1986 $57,671
1985 $55,560
1984 $53,450
1983 $51,497
1982 $49,598
1981 $45,535
1980 $40,470
1979 $35,721
1978 $32,766
1977 $30,709
1976 $29,284
1975 $27,384
1974 $24,377
1973 $22,425
1972 $21,686
1971 $21,000
1970 $19,892
1969 $18,731
Year Equivalent
1968 $17,887
1967 $17,359
1966 $16,779
1965 $16,462
1964 $16,304
1963 $16,040
1962 $15,829
1961 $15,724
1960 $15,513
1959 $15,249
1958 $14,985
1957 $14,563
1956 $14,141
1955 $14,088
1954 $14,193
1953 $14,088
1952 $13,982
1951 $13,191
1950 $12,452
1949 $12,716
1948 $12,347
1947 $11,344
1946 $9,603
1945 $9,392
1944 $9,181
1943 $8,917
1942 $8,178
1941 $7,440
Year Equivalent
1940 $7,387
1939 $7,387
1938 $7,598
1937 $7,387
1936 $7,281
1935 $7,070
1934 $6,965
1933 $6,912
1932 $7,704
1931 $8,495
1930 $9,075
1929 $9,023
1928 $9,128
1927 $9,339
1926 $9,445
1925 $9,128
1924 $9,128
1923 $8,917
1922 $9,128
1921 $10,236
1920 $9,972
1919 $8,706
1918 $7,229
1917 $6,121
1916 $5,435
1915 $5,329
1914 $5,276