Federal Income Tax Summary (2018)   Top 1% Top 5% Top 10% Top 25% Top 50% Bottom 50% All Taxpayers Number of Returns 1,443,179 7,215,893 14,431,787 36,079,467 72,158,933 72,158,933 144,317,866 Adjusted Gross Income ($ millions) $2,420,025 $4,217,996 $5,511,117 $7,969,121 $10,221,814 $1,342,069 $11,563,883 Share of Total Adjusted Gross Income 20.9% 36.5% 47.7% 68.9% 88.4% 11.6% 100.0% Income Taxes Paid ($ millions) $615,716 $926,367 $1,096,343 $1,336,041 $1,491,041 $45,137 $1,536,178 Share of Total Income Taxes Paid 40.1% 60.3% 71.4% 87.0% 97.1% 2.9% 100.0% Income Split Point $540,009 $217,913 $151,935 $87,044 $43,614 $43,614   Average Tax Rate 25.4% 22.0% 19.9% 16.8% 14.6% 3.4% 13.3% Note: numbers above are for taxpayers, not households… i.e. “the top 25% of taxpayers,” not “households”. 3. The top 1% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate is _______%. 4. The top 10% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate is _______%. 5. The top 50% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate is _______%. 6. The bottom 50% of taxpayers make less than $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate is _______%.

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Federal Income Tax Summary (2018)

 

Top 1%

Top 5%

Top 10%

Top 25%

Top 50%

Bottom 50%

All Taxpayers

Number of Returns

1,443,179

7,215,893

14,431,787

36,079,467

72,158,933

72,158,933

144,317,866

Adjusted Gross Income ($ millions)

$2,420,025

$4,217,996

$5,511,117

$7,969,121

$10,221,814

$1,342,069

$11,563,883

Share of Total Adjusted Gross Income

20.9%

36.5%

47.7%

68.9%

88.4%

11.6%

100.0%

Income Taxes Paid

($ millions)

$615,716

$926,367

$1,096,343

$1,336,041

$1,491,041

$45,137

$1,536,178

Share of Total Income Taxes Paid

40.1%

60.3%

71.4%

87.0%

97.1%

2.9%

100.0%

Income Split Point

$540,009

$217,913

$151,935

$87,044

$43,614

$43,614

 

Average Tax Rate

25.4%

22.0%

19.9%

16.8%

14.6%

3.4%

13.3%

Note: numbers above are for taxpayers, not households… i.e. “the top 25% of taxpayers,” not “households”.

3. The top 1% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate
is _______%.
4. The top 10% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate
is _______%.
5. The top 50% of taxpayers make at least $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average tax rate
is _______%.
6. The bottom 50% of taxpayers make less than $_____________ and pay _______% of federal income taxes. Their average
tax rate is _______%.

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