97% Top 50% of taxpayers 87.2% Top 25% of taxpayers 72% Top 10% of taxpayers Source: Internal Revenue Service, 2024, (2022 data, most current IRS data available) Breaking Down the Income Tax Burden The top 1% of U.S. taxpayers (adjusted gross incomes of $663,164 or more) paid 40.4% of all federal income taxes in 2022 — totaling roughly $864 billion. Share of total federal income taxes paid, by income group (2022) 40.4% Top 1% of taxpayers 3% Bottom 50% of taxpayers
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