Calculate the Value of $255 in 1940

What is 255 dollars in 1940 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $255 from 1940 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,587
Adjusted for inflation, $255 in 1940 is equal to $5,587 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.74%.
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How much is $255 in 1940 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,587
2023 $5,406
2022 $5,078
2021 $4,744
2020 $4,681
2019 $4,576
2018 $4,490
2017 $4,398
2016 $4,308
2015 $4,277
2014 $4,245
2013 $4,182
2012 $4,110
2011 $3,992
2010 $3,933
2009 $3,829
2008 $3,826
2007 $3,676
2006 $3,585
2005 $3,466
2004 $3,357
2003 $3,295
2002 $3,218
2001 $3,169
2000 $3,065
1999 $2,985
1998 $2,938
1997 $2,889
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,796
1995 $2,727
1994 $2,656
1993 $2,585
1992 $2,512
1991 $2,437
1990 $2,297
1989 $2,195
1988 $2,102
1987 $2,013
1986 $1,991
1985 $1,918
1984 $1,845
1983 $1,778
1982 $1,712
1981 $1,572
1980 $1,397
1979 $1,233
1978 $1,131
1977 $1,060
1976 $1,011
1975 $945
1974 $842
1973 $774
1972 $749
1971 $725
1970 $687
1969 $647
Year Equivalent
1968 $617
1967 $599
1966 $579
1965 $568
1964 $563
1963 $554
1962 $546
1961 $543
1960 $536
1959 $526
1958 $517
1957 $503
1956 $488
1955 $486
1954 $490
1953 $486
1952 $483
1951 $455
1950 $430
1949 $439
1948 $426
1947 $392
1946 $332
1945 $324
1944 $317
1943 $308
1942 $282
1941 $257
Year Equivalent
1940 $255
1939 $255
1938 $262
1937 $255
1936 $251
1935 $244
1934 $240
1933 $239
1932 $266
1931 $293
1930 $313
1929 $311
1928 $315
1927 $322
1926 $326
1925 $315
1924 $315
1923 $308
1922 $315
1921 $353
1920 $344
1919 $301
1918 $250
1917 $211
1916 $188
1915 $184
1914 $182