How much is $100 from 1926 worth today?

About $1,889.27 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.

What was the inflation rate from 1926 to 2026?

Cumulative inflation was 1789.3%, an average of 2.98% per year over 100 years.

What would $100 today have bought in 1926?

Today’s $100 buys what about $5.29 bought in 1926.

What was the highest one-year inflation since 1926?

1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.

$100 in 1926 is worth $1,889 in 2026

$100 in 1926 has the same buying power as $1,889 in 2026. Prices rose 1789.3% — about 2.98% a year. See $1 to $100,000 from 1926 in today’s dollars, using U.S. CPI-U.

Cumulative inflation

1789.3%

1926 → 2026

Average per year

2.98%

over 100 years

$100 today in 1926

$5.29

same buying power

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2026 uses the Minneapolis Fed’s estimate of the annual-average CPI until the full year is published.

What $100 from 1926 is worth, year by year

Year	$100 from 1926 equals
1926	$100.00
1941	$83.05
1956	$153.67
1971	$228.81
1986	$619.21
2001	$1,000.56
2016	$1,355.93
2026	$1,889.27

1926 dollars in 2026 dollars

In 1926	In 2026
$1.00	$18.89
$5.00	$94.46
$10.00	$188.93
$20.00	$377.85
$50.00	$944.63
$100.00	$1,889.27
$500.00	$9,446.33
$1,000.00	$18,892.66
$5,000.00	$94,463.28
$10,000.00	$188,926.55
$50,000.00	$944,632.77
$100,000.00	$1,889,265.54

How this is calculated

Value today = amount × (CPI in 2026 ÷ CPI in 1926). The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U, annual average) tracks what a typical basket of goods and services costs. Between 1926 and 2026the index rose by a factor of 18.893, so every 1926 dollar needs about $18.89 today to buy the same things. The biggest single-year jump in that span was 14.4% in 1947.

Frequently asked questions

How much is $100 from 1926 worth today?: About $1,889.27 in 2026 dollars, based on the annual-average U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). 2026 is an estimate until the full-year CPI is published.
What was the inflation rate from 1926 to 2026?: Cumulative inflation was 1789.3%, an average of 2.98% per year over 100 years.
What would $100 today have bought in 1926?: Today’s $100 buys what about $5.29 bought in 1926.
What was the highest one-year inflation since 1926?: 1947, when the CPI rose 14.4% over the year before.

$100 in other years

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