In 2020 in the United States, about 1.25 trillion U.S. dollars were paid in income taxes by the top 10 percent income percentile. Among all taxpayers, about 1.708 trillion U.S. dollars were collected in income taxes in that same year.
Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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Internal Revenue Service. (November 3, 2022). Federal income tax payments in the United States in 2020, by income percentile (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318053/federal-income-tax-payments-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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