The chart below from the Tax Policy Center shows the distribution of federal income taxes paid by income level in 2011.
It contains a number of interesting data points, including the following:
- 7,000 people made more than $1 million but paid no income tax
- 22,000 people made between $500,000 and $1 million but paid no income tax
- 81,000 people made between $200,000 and $500,000 but paid no income tax
- 381,000 people made between $100,000 and $200,000 but paid no income tax.
So that's 491,000 Americans who made more than $100,000 a year who paid no income tax. (Clearly dependent victims who refuse to take responsibility for their lives!)
Also:
- 45% of the country makes less than $30,000 per year
- 30% of the country makes less than $20,000 per year
- 15% of the country makes less than $10,000 per year
Also:
- 60 million of the 76 million Americans who pay no income tax make $30,000 or less
Also:
- 25 million Americans make more than $100,000 per year--15% of the total
- 6.7 million Americans make more than $200,000 per year--4% of the total
- 1.3 million Americans make more than $500,000 per year--less than 1% of the total
- 433,000 Americans make more than $1 million per year--less than 0.2% of the total
Here's the chart (click for larger):
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