Data on the Distribution of Federal Taxes and Household Income
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This page contains CBO's most recent estimates of federal effective tax rates across household income groups for the four largest sources of federal revenues as well as the total effective rate for the four taxes combined.
This page contains CBO's most recent estimates of federal effective tax rates (taxes as a percentage of income) across household income groups for the four largest sources of federal revenues—individual income taxes, social insurance (payroll) taxes, corporate income taxes, and excise taxes—as well as the total effective rate for the four taxes combined. The page also contains estimates of average before- and after-tax household income, counts of households, and shares of taxes, income, and households for each income group; information relating to the methodology used to construct the estimates; supplementary estimates for different household types; and a comparison of income and payroll taxes.
