In 2020, the top 50 percent of earners in the United States accounted for about 89.82 percent of the total AGI of the United States. In the same year, the top one percent of earners accounted for 22.19 percent of the total AGI of the U.S.
Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile
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Internal Revenue Service. (November 9, 2021). Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. "Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile." Chart. November 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. (2021). Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. "Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (Agi) of Tax Payers in The United States in 2020, by Income Percentile." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service, Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Percentage of Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) of tax payers in the United States in 2020, by income percentile [Graph], Internal Revenue Service, November 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318060/percentage-of-agi-of-us-tax-payers-by-income-percentile/