Calculate the Value of $500,000 in 1948

What is $500k in 1948 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $500,000 from 1948 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$6,554,402
Adjusted for inflation, $500,000 in 1948 is equal to $6,554,402 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.44%.
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How much is $500,000 in 1948 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $6,554,402
2023 $6,341,816
2022 $5,957,308
2021 $5,565,684
2020 $5,490,897
2019 $5,368,226
2018 $5,267,607
2017 $5,158,803
2016 $5,053,953
2015 $5,017,350
2014 $4,979,679
2013 $4,906,004
2012 $4,822,051
2011 $4,683,312
2010 $4,614,295
2009 $4,492,051
2008 $4,487,949
2007 $4,311,966
2006 $4,205,128
2005 $4,066,239
2004 $3,938,034
2003 $3,865,385
2002 $3,775,641
2001 $3,717,949
2000 $3,596,154
1999 $3,502,137
1998 $3,446,581
1997 $3,388,889
Year Equivalent
1996 $3,279,915
1995 $3,198,718
1994 $3,115,385
1993 $3,032,051
1992 $2,946,581
1991 $2,858,974
1990 $2,694,444
1989 $2,574,786
1988 $2,465,812
1987 $2,361,111
1986 $2,335,470
1985 $2,250,000
1984 $2,164,530
1983 $2,085,470
1982 $2,008,547
1981 $1,844,017
1980 $1,638,889
1979 $1,446,581
1978 $1,326,923
1977 $1,243,590
1976 $1,185,897
1975 $1,108,974
1974 $987,179
1973 $908,120
1972 $878,205
1971 $850,427
1970 $805,556
1969 $758,547
Year Equivalent
1968 $724,359
1967 $702,991
1966 $679,487
1965 $666,667
1964 $660,256
1963 $649,573
1962 $641,026
1961 $636,752
1960 $628,205
1959 $617,521
1958 $606,838
1957 $589,744
1956 $572,650
1955 $570,513
1954 $574,786
1953 $570,513
1952 $566,239
1951 $534,188
1950 $504,274
1949 $514,957
1948 $500,000
1947 $459,402
1946 $388,889
1945 $380,342
1944 $371,795
1943 $361,111
1942 $331,197
1941 $301,282
Year Equivalent
1940 $299,145
1939 $299,145
1938 $307,692
1937 $299,145
1936 $294,872
1935 $286,325
1934 $282,051
1933 $279,915
1932 $311,966
1931 $344,017
1930 $367,521
1929 $365,385
1928 $369,658
1927 $378,205
1926 $382,479
1925 $369,658
1924 $369,658
1923 $361,111
1922 $369,658
1921 $414,530
1920 $403,846
1919 $352,564
1918 $292,735
1917 $247,863
1916 $220,085
1915 $215,812
1914 $213,675