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Value of $2,000 from 1790 to 2026

$2,000 in 1790 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $70,461.30 today, an increase of $68,461.30 over 236 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 1.52% per year between 1790 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 3,423.07%.

This means that today's prices are 35.23 times as high as average prices since 1790, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index. A dollar today only buys 2.838% of what it could buy back then.

The inflation rate in 1790 was 4.55%. The current inflation rate compared to the end of last year is now 2.92%. If this number holds, $2,000 today will be equivalent in buying power to $2,058.32 next year. The current inflation rate page gives more detail on the latest inflation rates.

Contents

1. Overview
2. Buying Power of $2,000
3. Inflation by Spending Category
4. Formulas & How to Calculate
5. Data Source

⌃Inflation from 1790 to 2026

Cumulative price change	3,423.07%
Average inflation rate	1.52%
Converted amount$2,000 base	$70,461.30
Price difference$2,000 base	$68,461.30
CPI in 1790	9.200
CPI in 2026	324.122
Inflation in 1790	4.55%
Inflation in 2026	2.92%
$2,000 in 1790	$70,461.30 in 2026

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Buying power of $2,000 in 1790

This chart shows a calculation of buying power equivalence for $2,000 in 1790 (price index tracking began in 1635).

For example, if you started with $2,000, you would need to end with $70,461.30 in order to "adjust" for inflation (sometimes refered to as "beating inflation").

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When $2,000 is equivalent to $70,461.30 over time, that means that the "real value" of a single U.S. dollar decreases over time. In other words, a dollar will pay for fewer items at the store.

This effect explains how inflation erodes the value of a dollar over time. By calculating the value in 1790 dollars, the chart below shows how $2,000 is worth less over 236 years.

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, each of these USD amounts below is equal in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Dollar inflation: 1790-2026

Year	Dollar Value	Inflation Rate
1790	$2,000.00	4.55%
1791	$2,043.48	2.17%
1792	$2,086.96	2.13%
1793	$2,152.17	3.13%
1794	$2,391.30	11.11%
1795	$2,739.13	14.55%
1796	$2,869.57	4.76%
1797	$2,760.87	-3.79%
1798	$2,673.91	-3.15%
1799	$2,673.91	0.00%
1800	$2,739.13	2.44%
1801	$2,760.87	0.79%
1802	$2,326.09	-15.75%
1803	$2,456.52	5.61%
1804	$2,565.22	4.42%
1805	$2,543.48	-0.85%
1806	$2,652.17	4.27%
1807	$2,521.74	-4.92%
1808	$2,739.13	8.62%
1809	$2,673.91	-2.38%
1810	$2,673.91	0.00%
1811	$2,847.83	6.50%
1812	$2,891.30	1.53%
1813	$3,478.26	20.30%
1814	$3,826.09	10.00%
1815	$3,347.83	-12.50%
1816	$3,065.22	-8.44%
1817	$2,891.30	-5.67%
1818	$2,760.87	-4.51%
1819	$2,760.87	0.00%
1820	$2,543.48	-7.87%
1821	$2,456.52	-3.42%
1822	$2,543.48	3.54%
1823	$2,282.61	-10.26%
1824	$2,108.70	-7.62%
1825	$2,152.17	2.06%
1826	$2,152.17	0.00%
1827	$2,173.91	1.01%
1828	$2,065.22	-5.00%
1829	$2,021.74	-2.11%
1830	$2,000.00	-1.08%
1831	$1,891.30	-5.43%
1832	$1,869.57	-1.15%
1833	$1,826.09	-2.33%
1834	$1,869.57	2.38%
1835	$1,913.04	2.33%
1836	$2,021.74	5.68%
1837	$2,086.96	3.23%
1838	$2,021.74	-3.12%
1839	$2,021.74	0.00%
1840	$1,891.30	-6.45%
1841	$1,891.30	0.00%
1842	$1,782.61	-5.75%
1843	$1,608.70	-9.76%
1844	$1,630.43	1.35%
1845	$1,652.17	1.33%
1846	$1,673.91	1.32%
1847	$1,782.61	6.49%
1848	$1,717.39	-3.66%
1849	$1,673.91	-2.53%
1850	$1,695.65	1.30%
1851	$1,673.91	-1.28%
1852	$1,673.91	0.00%
1853	$1,673.91	0.00%
1854	$1,826.09	9.09%
1855	$1,891.30	3.57%
1856	$1,847.83	-2.30%
1857	$1,891.30	2.35%
1858	$1,782.61	-5.75%
1859	$1,804.35	1.22%
1860	$1,804.35	0.00%
1861	$1,913.04	6.02%
1862	$2,195.65	14.77%
1863	$2,739.13	24.75%
1864	$3,413.04	24.60%
1865	$3,543.48	3.82%
1866	$3,456.52	-2.45%
1867	$3,217.39	-6.92%
1868	$3,086.96	-4.05%
1869	$2,956.52	-4.23%
1870	$2,847.83	-3.68%
1871	$2,652.17	-6.87%
1872	$2,652.17	0.00%
1873	$2,608.70	-1.64%
1874	$2,478.26	-5.00%
1875	$2,391.30	-3.51%
1876	$2,326.09	-2.73%
1877	$2,282.61	-1.87%
1878	$2,173.91	-4.76%
1879	$2,173.91	0.00%
1880	$2,217.39	2.00%
1881	$2,217.39	0.00%
1882	$2,217.39	0.00%
1883	$2,195.65	-0.98%
1884	$2,130.43	-2.97%
1885	$2,108.70	-1.02%
1886	$2,043.48	-3.09%
1887	$2,065.22	1.06%
1888	$2,065.22	0.00%
1889	$2,000.00	-3.16%
1890	$1,978.26	-1.09%
1891	$1,978.26	0.00%
1892	$1,978.26	0.00%
1893	$1,956.52	-1.10%
1894	$1,869.57	-4.44%
1895	$1,826.09	-2.33%
1896	$1,826.09	0.00%
1897	$1,804.35	-1.19%
1898	$1,804.35	0.00%
1899	$1,804.35	0.00%
1900	$1,826.09	1.20%
1901	$1,847.83	1.19%
1902	$1,869.57	1.18%
1903	$1,913.04	2.33%
1904	$1,934.78	1.14%
1905	$1,913.04	-1.12%
1906	$1,956.52	2.27%
1907	$2,043.48	4.44%
1908	$2,000.00	-2.13%
1909	$1,978.26	-1.09%
1910	$2,065.22	4.40%
1911	$2,065.22	0.00%
1912	$2,108.70	2.11%
1913	$2,152.17	2.06%
1914	$2,173.91	1.01%
1915	$2,195.65	1.00%
1916	$2,369.57	7.92%
1917	$2,782.61	17.43%
1918	$3,282.61	17.97%
1919	$3,760.87	14.57%
1920	$4,347.83	15.61%
1921	$3,891.30	-10.50%
1922	$3,652.17	-6.15%
1923	$3,717.39	1.79%
1924	$3,717.39	0.00%
1925	$3,804.35	2.34%
1926	$3,847.83	1.14%
1927	$3,782.61	-1.69%
1928	$3,717.39	-1.72%
1929	$3,717.39	0.00%
1930	$3,630.43	-2.34%
1931	$3,304.35	-8.98%
1932	$2,978.26	-9.87%
1933	$2,826.09	-5.11%
1934	$2,913.04	3.08%
1935	$2,978.26	2.24%
1936	$3,021.74	1.46%
1937	$3,130.43	3.60%
1938	$3,065.22	-2.08%
1939	$3,021.74	-1.42%
1940	$3,043.48	0.72%
1941	$3,195.65	5.00%
1942	$3,543.48	10.88%
1943	$3,760.87	6.13%
1944	$3,826.09	1.73%
1945	$3,913.04	2.27%
1946	$4,239.13	8.33%
1947	$4,847.83	14.36%
1948	$5,239.13	8.07%
1949	$5,173.91	-1.24%
1950	$5,239.13	1.26%
1951	$5,652.17	7.88%
1952	$5,760.87	1.92%
1953	$5,804.35	0.75%
1954	$5,847.83	0.75%
1955	$5,826.09	-0.37%
1956	$5,913.04	1.49%
1957	$6,108.70	3.31%
1958	$6,282.61	2.85%
1959	$6,326.09	0.69%
1960	$6,434.78	1.72%
1961	$6,500.00	1.01%
1962	$6,565.22	1.00%
1963	$6,652.17	1.32%
1964	$6,739.13	1.31%
1965	$6,847.83	1.61%
1966	$7,043.48	2.86%
1967	$7,260.87	3.09%
1968	$7,565.22	4.19%
1969	$7,978.26	5.46%
1970	$8,434.78	5.72%
1971	$8,804.35	4.38%
1972	$9,086.96	3.21%
1973	$9,652.17	6.22%
1974	$10,717.39	11.04%
1975	$11,695.65	9.13%
1976	$12,369.57	5.76%
1977	$13,173.91	6.50%
1978	$14,173.91	7.59%
1979	$15,782.61	11.35%
1980	$17,913.04	13.50%
1981	$19,760.87	10.32%
1982	$20,978.26	6.16%
1983	$21,652.17	3.21%
1984	$22,586.96	4.32%
1985	$23,391.30	3.56%
1986	$23,826.09	1.86%
1987	$24,695.65	3.65%
1988	$25,717.39	4.14%
1989	$26,956.52	4.82%
1990	$28,413.04	5.40%
1991	$29,608.70	4.21%
1992	$30,500.00	3.01%
1993	$31,413.04	2.99%
1994	$32,217.39	2.56%
1995	$33,130.43	2.83%
1996	$34,108.70	2.95%
1997	$34,891.30	2.29%
1998	$35,434.78	1.56%
1999	$36,217.39	2.21%
2000	$37,434.78	3.36%
2001	$38,500.00	2.85%
2002	$39,108.70	1.58%
2003	$40,000.00	2.28%
2004	$41,065.22	2.66%
2005	$42,456.52	3.39%
2006	$43,826.09	3.23%
2007	$45,074.35	2.85%
2008	$46,805.00	3.84%
2009	$46,638.48	-0.36%
2010	$47,403.48	1.64%
2011	$48,899.78	3.16%
2012	$49,911.74	2.07%
2013	$50,642.83	1.46%
2014	$51,464.35	1.62%
2015	$51,525.43	0.12%
2016	$52,175.43	1.26%
2017	$53,286.96	2.13%
2018	$54,615.22	2.49%
2019	$55,577.72	1.76%
2020	$56,263.41	1.23%
2021	$58,906.56	4.70%
2022	$63,620.83	8.00%
2023	$66,239.60	4.12%
2024	$68,155.53	2.89%
2025	$69,793.75	2.40%
2026	$70,461.30	0.96%*

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This conversion table shows various other 1790 amounts in today's dollars, based on the 3,423.07% change in prices:

Conversion: 1790 dollars today

Initial value	Equivalent value
$1 dollar in 1790	$35.23 dollars today
$5 dollars in 1790	$176.15 dollars today
$10 dollars in 1790	$352.31 dollars today
$50 dollars in 1790	$1,761.53 dollars today
$100 dollars in 1790	$3,523.07 dollars today
$500 dollars in 1790	$17,615.33 dollars today
$1,000 dollars in 1790	$35,230.65 dollars today
$5,000 dollars in 1790	$176,153.26 dollars today
$10,000 dollars in 1790	$352,306.52 dollars today
$50,000 dollars in 1790	$1,761,532.61 dollars today
$100,000 dollars in 1790	$3,523,065.22 dollars today
$500,000 dollars in 1790	$17,615,326.09 dollars today
$1,000,000 dollars in 1790	$35,230,652.17 dollars today

Inflation by Spending Category

CPI is the weighted combination of many categories of spending that are tracked by the government. Breaking down these categories helps explain the main drivers behind price changes.

This chart shows the average rate of inflation for select CPI categories between 1790 and 2026.

Compare these values to the overall average of 1.52% per year:

Category	Avg Inflation (%)	Total Inflation (%)	$2,000 in 1790 → 2026
Food and beverages	3.97	987,967.82	19,761,356.45
Housing	4.26	1,870,522.76	37,412,455.30
Apparel	1.96	9,718.24	196,364.81
Transportation	3.34	230,737.91	4,616,758.20
Medical care	4.59	3,958,953.52	79,181,070.47
Recreation	1.38	2,465.34	51,306.81
Education and communication	1.70	5,231.96	106,639.23
Other goods and services	4.94	8,849,303.94	176,988,078.76

The graph below compares inflation in categories of goods over time. Click on a category such as "Food" to toggle it on or off:

For all these visualizations, it's important to note that not all categories may have been tracked since 1790. This table and charts use the earliest available data for each category.

Inflation rates of specific categories

Medical Care · Housing · Rent · Food · More

Inflation-adjusted measures

S&P 500 price · S&P 500 earnings · Shiller P/E

How to calculate inflation rate for $2,000 since 1790

Our calculations use the following inflation rate formula to calculate the change in value between 1790 and today:

CPI today CPI in 1790×1790 USD value=Today's value

Then plug in historical CPI values. The U.S. CPI was 9.2 in the year 1790 and 324.122 in 2026:

324.1229.2×$2,000=$70,461.30

$2,000 in 1790 has the same "purchasing power" or "buying power" as $70,461.30 in 2026.

To get the total inflation rate for the 236 years between 1790 and 2026, we use the following formula:

CPI in 2026 - CPI in 1790CPI in 1790×100=Cumulative inflation rate (236 years)

Plugging in the values to this equation, we get:

324.122 - 9.29.2×100=3,423%

Data source & citation

Raw data for these calculations comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index (CPI), established in 1913. Price index data from 1774 to 1912 is sourced from a historical study conducted by political science professor Robert Sahr at Oregon State University and from the American Antiquarian Society. Price index data from 1634 to 1773 is from the American Antiquarian Society, using British pound equivalents.

You may use the following MLA citation for this page: “$2,000 in 1790 → 2026 | Inflation Calculator.” Official Inflation Data, Alioth Finance, 30 Dec. 2025, https://www.officialdata.org/us/inflation/1790?amount=2000.

Special thanks to QuickChart for their chart image API, which is used for chart downloads.

About the author

Ian Webster is an engineer and data expert based in San Mateo, California. He has worked for Google, NASA, and consulted for governments around the world on data pipelines and data analysis. Disappointed by the lack of clear resources on the impacts of inflation on economic indicators, Ian believes this website serves as a valuable public tool. Ian earned his degree in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

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Inflation from 1790 to 2026

Cumulative price change	3,423.07%
Average inflation rate	1.52%
Converted amount$2,000 base	$70,461.30
Price difference$2,000 base	$68,461.30
CPI in 1790	9.200
CPI in 2026	324.122
Inflation in 1790	4.55%
Inflation in 2026	2.92%
$2,000 in 1790	$70,461.30 in 2026

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