Calculate the Value of $250 in 1939

What is 250 dollars in 1939 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $250 from 1939 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,478
Adjusted for inflation, $250 in 1939 is equal to $5,478 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.70%.
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How much is $250 in 1939 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,478
2023 $5,300
2022 $4,979
2021 $4,651
2020 $4,589
2019 $4,486
2018 $4,402
2017 $4,311
2016 $4,224
2015 $4,193
2014 $4,162
2013 $4,100
2012 $4,030
2011 $3,914
2010 $3,856
2009 $3,754
2008 $3,751
2007 $3,604
2006 $3,514
2005 $3,398
2004 $3,291
2003 $3,230
2002 $3,155
2001 $3,107
2000 $3,005
1999 $2,927
1998 $2,880
1997 $2,832
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,741
1995 $2,673
1994 $2,604
1993 $2,534
1992 $2,463
1991 $2,389
1990 $2,252
1989 $2,152
1988 $2,061
1987 $1,973
1986 $1,952
1985 $1,880
1984 $1,809
1983 $1,743
1982 $1,679
1981 $1,541
1980 $1,370
1979 $1,209
1978 $1,109
1977 $1,039
1976 $991
1975 $927
1974 $825
1973 $759
1972 $734
1971 $711
1970 $673
1969 $634
Year Equivalent
1968 $605
1967 $588
1966 $568
1965 $557
1964 $552
1963 $543
1962 $536
1961 $532
1960 $525
1959 $516
1958 $507
1957 $493
1956 $479
1955 $477
1954 $480
1953 $477
1952 $473
1951 $446
1950 $421
1949 $430
1948 $418
1947 $384
1946 $325
1945 $318
1944 $311
1943 $302
1942 $277
1941 $252
Year Equivalent
1940 $250
1939 $250
1938 $257
1937 $250
1936 $246
1935 $239
1934 $236
1933 $234
1932 $261
1931 $288
1930 $307
1929 $305
1928 $309
1927 $316
1926 $320
1925 $309
1924 $309
1923 $302
1922 $309
1921 $346
1920 $338
1919 $295
1918 $245
1917 $207
1916 $184
1915 $180
1914 $179