Calculate the Value of $255 in 1934

What is 255 dollars in 1934 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $255 from 1934 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,926
Adjusted for inflation, $255 in 1934 is equal to $5,926 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.56%.
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How much is $255 in 1934 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,926
2023 $5,734
2022 $5,386
2021 $5,032
2020 $4,964
2019 $4,853
2018 $4,762
2017 $4,664
2016 $4,569
2015 $4,536
2014 $4,502
2013 $4,435
2012 $4,360
2011 $4,234
2010 $4,172
2009 $4,061
2008 $4,058
2007 $3,898
2006 $3,802
2005 $3,676
2004 $3,560
2003 $3,495
2002 $3,414
2001 $3,361
2000 $3,251
1999 $3,166
1998 $3,116
1997 $3,064
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,965
1995 $2,892
1994 $2,817
1993 $2,741
1992 $2,664
1991 $2,585
1990 $2,436
1989 $2,328
1988 $2,229
1987 $2,135
1986 $2,111
1985 $2,034
1984 $1,957
1983 $1,885
1982 $1,816
1981 $1,667
1980 $1,482
1979 $1,308
1978 $1,200
1977 $1,124
1976 $1,072
1975 $1,003
1974 $893
1973 $821
1972 $794
1971 $769
1970 $728
1969 $686
Year Equivalent
1968 $655
1967 $636
1966 $614
1965 $603
1964 $597
1963 $587
1962 $580
1961 $576
1960 $568
1959 $558
1958 $549
1957 $533
1956 $518
1955 $516
1954 $520
1953 $516
1952 $512
1951 $483
1950 $456
1949 $466
1948 $452
1947 $415
1946 $352
1945 $344
1944 $336
1943 $326
1942 $299
1941 $272
Year Equivalent
1940 $270
1939 $270
1938 $278
1937 $270
1936 $267
1935 $259
1934 $255
1933 $253
1932 $282
1931 $311
1930 $332
1929 $330
1928 $334
1927 $342
1926 $346
1925 $334
1924 $334
1923 $326
1922 $334
1921 $375
1920 $365
1919 $319
1918 $265
1917 $224
1916 $199
1915 $195
1914 $193