Calculate the Value of $261 in 1916

What is 261 dollars in 1916 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $261 from 1916 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$7,773
Adjusted for inflation, $261 in 1916 is equal to $7,773 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.19%.
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How much is $261 in 1916 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $7,773
2023 $7,521
2022 $7,065
2021 $6,600
2020 $6,512
2019 $6,366
2018 $6,247
2017 $6,118
2016 $5,993
2015 $5,950
2014 $5,905
2013 $5,818
2012 $5,718
2011 $5,554
2010 $5,472
2009 $5,327
2008 $5,322
2007 $5,114
2006 $4,987
2005 $4,822
2004 $4,670
2003 $4,584
2002 $4,478
2001 $4,409
2000 $4,265
1999 $4,153
1998 $4,087
1997 $4,019
Year Equivalent
1996 $3,890
1995 $3,793
1994 $3,695
1993 $3,596
1992 $3,494
1991 $3,390
1990 $3,195
1989 $3,053
1988 $2,924
1987 $2,800
1986 $2,770
1985 $2,668
1984 $2,567
1983 $2,473
1982 $2,382
1981 $2,187
1980 $1,944
1979 $1,716
1978 $1,574
1977 $1,475
1976 $1,406
1975 $1,315
1974 $1,171
1973 $1,077
1972 $1,041
1971 $1,009
1970 $955
1969 $900
Year Equivalent
1968 $859
1967 $834
1966 $806
1965 $791
1964 $783
1963 $770
1962 $760
1961 $755
1960 $745
1959 $732
1958 $720
1957 $699
1956 $679
1955 $677
1954 $682
1953 $677
1952 $672
1951 $633
1950 $598
1949 $611
1948 $593
1947 $545
1946 $461
1945 $451
1944 $441
1943 $428
1942 $393
1941 $357
Year Equivalent
1940 $355
1939 $355
1938 $365
1937 $355
1936 $350
1935 $340
1934 $334
1933 $332
1932 $370
1931 $408
1930 $436
1929 $433
1928 $438
1927 $449
1926 $454
1925 $438
1924 $438
1923 $428
1922 $438
1921 $492
1920 $479
1919 $418
1918 $347
1917 $294
1916 $261
1915 $256
1914 $253