Calculate the Value of $256 in 1934

What is 256 dollars in 1934 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $256 from 1934 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$5,949
Adjusted for inflation, $256 in 1934 is equal to $5,949 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.56%.
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How much is $256 in 1934 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $5,949
2023 $5,756
2022 $5,407
2021 $5,052
2020 $4,984
2019 $4,872
2018 $4,781
2017 $4,682
2016 $4,587
2015 $4,554
2014 $4,520
2013 $4,453
2012 $4,377
2011 $4,251
2010 $4,188
2009 $4,077
2008 $4,073
2007 $3,914
2006 $3,817
2005 $3,691
2004 $3,574
2003 $3,508
2002 $3,427
2001 $3,375
2000 $3,264
1999 $3,179
1998 $3,128
1997 $3,076
Year Equivalent
1996 $2,977
1995 $2,903
1994 $2,828
1993 $2,752
1992 $2,674
1991 $2,595
1990 $2,446
1989 $2,337
1988 $2,238
1987 $2,143
1986 $2,120
1985 $2,042
1984 $1,965
1983 $1,893
1982 $1,823
1981 $1,674
1980 $1,488
1979 $1,313
1978 $1,204
1977 $1,129
1976 $1,076
1975 $1,007
1974 $896
1973 $824
1972 $797
1971 $772
1970 $731
1969 $688
Year Equivalent
1968 $657
1967 $638
1966 $617
1965 $605
1964 $599
1963 $590
1962 $582
1961 $578
1960 $570
1959 $560
1958 $551
1957 $535
1956 $520
1955 $518
1954 $522
1953 $518
1952 $514
1951 $485
1950 $458
1949 $467
1948 $454
1947 $417
1946 $353
1945 $345
1944 $337
1943 $328
1942 $301
1941 $273
Year Equivalent
1940 $272
1939 $272
1938 $279
1937 $272
1936 $268
1935 $260
1934 $256
1933 $254
1932 $283
1931 $312
1930 $334
1929 $332
1928 $336
1927 $343
1926 $347
1925 $336
1924 $336
1923 $328
1922 $336
1921 $376
1920 $367
1919 $320
1918 $266
1917 $225
1916 $200
1915 $196
1914 $194