ACTUAL INCOME TAX PAID
% of Americans | Tax Liability | ||
47% | ![]() |
$0 (47% of Americans pay no income tax at all) | |
37% | ![]() |
$1-$10,000 | |
15% | ![]() |
$10,000-$50,000 | |
1% | ![]() |
$50,000+ |
The top 5% most productive Americans pay 59% of all income tax collected by the Fed Government. Despite the media labeling this category of taxpayers as "wealthy" - over half of those most productive Americans are actually small business owners taxed at the personal income tax rates.