Calculate the Value of $72,000 in 1921

What is $72k in 1921 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $72,000 from 1921 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$1,138,439
Adjusted for inflation, $72,000 in 1921 is equal to $1,138,439 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 2.72%.
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How much is $72,000 in 1921 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $1,138,439
2023 $1,101,515
2022 $1,034,729
2021 $966,708
2020 $953,718
2019 $932,411
2018 $914,934
2017 $896,036
2016 $877,825
2015 $871,467
2014 $864,924
2013 $852,127
2012 $837,546
2011 $813,448
2010 $801,460
2009 $780,228
2008 $779,515
2007 $748,948
2006 $730,392
2005 $706,268
2004 $684,000
2003 $671,381
2002 $655,794
2001 $645,773
2000 $624,619
1999 $608,289
1998 $598,639
1997 $588,619
Year Equivalent
1996 $569,691
1995 $555,588
1994 $541,113
1993 $526,639
1992 $511,794
1991 $496,577
1990 $468,000
1989 $447,216
1988 $428,289
1987 $410,103
1986 $405,649
1985 $390,804
1984 $375,959
1983 $362,227
1982 $348,866
1981 $320,289
1980 $284,660
1979 $251,258
1978 $230,474
1977 $216,000
1976 $205,979
1975 $192,619
1974 $171,464
1973 $157,732
1972 $152,536
1971 $147,711
1970 $139,918
1969 $131,753
Year Equivalent
1968 $125,814
1967 $122,103
1966 $118,021
1965 $115,794
1964 $114,680
1963 $112,825
1962 $111,340
1961 $110,598
1960 $109,113
1959 $107,258
1958 $105,402
1957 $102,433
1956 $99,464
1955 $99,093
1954 $99,835
1953 $99,093
1952 $98,351
1951 $92,784
1950 $87,588
1949 $89,443
1948 $86,845
1947 $79,794
1946 $67,546
1945 $66,062
1944 $64,577
1943 $62,722
1942 $57,526
1941 $52,330
Year Equivalent
1940 $51,959
1939 $51,959
1938 $53,443
1937 $51,959
1936 $51,216
1935 $49,732
1934 $48,990
1933 $48,619
1932 $54,186
1931 $59,753
1930 $63,835
1929 $63,464
1928 $64,206
1927 $65,691
1926 $66,433
1925 $64,206
1924 $64,206
1923 $62,722
1922 $64,206
1921 $72,000
1920 $70,144
1919 $61,237
1918 $50,845
1917 $43,052
1916 $38,227
1915 $37,485
1914 $37,113