Calculate the Value of $21,000 in 1972

What is $21k in 1972 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $21,000 from 1972 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$156,732
Adjusted for inflation, $21,000 in 1972 is equal to $156,732 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.94%.
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How much is $21,000 in 1972 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $156,732
2023 $151,648
2022 $142,454
2021 $133,089
2020 $131,301
2019 $128,367
2018 $125,961
2017 $123,359
2016 $120,852
2015 $119,977
2014 $119,076
2013 $117,314
2012 $115,307
2011 $111,989
2010 $110,339
2009 $107,416
2008 $107,318
2007 $103,109
2006 $100,555
2005 $97,234
2004 $94,168
2003 $92,431
2002 $90,285
2001 $88,905
2000 $85,993
1999 $83,745
1998 $82,416
1997 $81,036
Year Equivalent
1996 $78,431
1995 $76,489
1994 $74,496
1993 $72,504
1992 $70,460
1991 $68,365
1990 $64,431
1989 $61,569
1988 $58,964
1987 $56,460
1986 $55,847
1985 $53,803
1984 $51,759
1983 $49,869
1982 $48,029
1981 $44,095
1980 $39,190
1979 $34,591
1978 $31,730
1977 $29,737
1976 $28,358
1975 $26,518
1974 $23,606
1973 $21,715
1972 $21,000
1971 $20,336
1970 $19,263
1969 $18,139
Year Equivalent
1968 $17,321
1967 $16,810
1966 $16,248
1965 $15,942
1964 $15,788
1963 $15,533
1962 $15,328
1961 $15,226
1960 $15,022
1959 $14,766
1958 $14,511
1957 $14,102
1956 $13,693
1955 $13,642
1954 $13,745
1953 $13,642
1952 $13,540
1951 $12,774
1950 $12,058
1949 $12,314
1948 $11,956
1947 $10,985
1946 $9,299
1945 $9,095
1944 $8,891
1943 $8,635
1942 $7,920
1941 $7,204
Year Equivalent
1940 $7,153
1939 $7,153
1938 $7,358
1937 $7,153
1936 $7,051
1935 $6,847
1934 $6,745
1933 $6,693
1932 $7,460
1931 $8,226
1930 $8,788
1929 $8,737
1928 $8,839
1927 $9,044
1926 $9,146
1925 $8,839
1924 $8,839
1923 $8,635
1922 $8,839
1921 $9,912
1920 $9,657
1919 $8,431
1918 $7,000
1917 $5,927
1916 $5,263
1915 $5,161
1914 $5,109