Calculate the Value of $491 in 1942

What is 491 dollars in 1942 money adjusted for inflation? Convert $491 from 1942 dollars to 2024 dollars.
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$9,717
Adjusted for inflation, $491 in 1942 is equal to $9,717 in 2024.
Annual inflation over this period was 3.71%.
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How much is $491 in 1942 dollars worth?
Year Equivalent
2024 $9,717
2023 $9,402
2022 $8,832
2021 $8,251
2020 $8,140
2019 $7,958
2018 $7,809
2017 $7,648
2016 $7,493
2015 $7,438
2014 $7,382
2013 $7,273
2012 $7,149
2011 $6,943
2010 $6,841
2009 $6,659
2008 $6,653
2007 $6,393
2006 $6,234
2005 $6,028
2004 $5,838
2003 $5,730
2002 $5,597
2001 $5,512
2000 $5,331
1999 $5,192
1998 $5,110
1997 $5,024
Year Equivalent
1996 $4,862
1995 $4,742
1994 $4,619
1993 $4,495
1992 $4,368
1991 $4,238
1990 $3,995
1989 $3,817
1988 $3,656
1987 $3,500
1986 $3,462
1985 $3,336
1984 $3,209
1983 $3,092
1982 $2,978
1981 $2,734
1980 $2,430
1979 $2,145
1978 $1,967
1977 $1,844
1976 $1,758
1975 $1,644
1974 $1,463
1973 $1,346
1972 $1,302
1971 $1,261
1970 $1,194
1969 $1,125
Year Equivalent
1968 $1,074
1967 $1,042
1966 $1,007
1965 $988
1964 $979
1963 $963
1962 $950
1961 $944
1960 $931
1959 $915
1958 $900
1957 $874
1956 $849
1955 $846
1954 $852
1953 $846
1952 $839
1951 $792
1950 $748
1949 $763
1948 $741
1947 $681
1946 $577
1945 $564
1944 $551
1943 $535
1942 $491
1941 $447
Year Equivalent
1940 $443
1939 $443
1938 $456
1937 $443
1936 $437
1935 $424
1934 $418
1933 $415
1932 $462
1931 $510
1930 $545
1929 $542
1928 $548
1927 $561
1926 $567
1925 $548
1924 $548
1923 $535
1922 $548
1921 $615
1920 $599
1919 $523
1918 $434
1917 $367
1916 $326
1915 $320
1914 $317