In 2020, the average tax rate of the top 10 percent of earners in the United States stood at 20.3 percent. For the top one percent of earners, the average tax rate stood at 25.99 percent, and for all taxpayers, the average tax rate was 13.63 percent.
Average tax rate in the United States in 2020, by income percentile
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Internal Revenue Service. "Average tax rate in the United States in 2020, by income percentile." Chart. November 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318079/average-tax-rate-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. (2022). Average tax rate in the United States in 2020, by income percentile. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/318079/average-tax-rate-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service. "Average Tax Rate in The United States in 2020, by Income Percentile." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318079/average-tax-rate-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/
Internal Revenue Service, Average tax rate in the United States in 2020, by income percentile Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/318079/average-tax-rate-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/ (last visited May 08, 2024)
Average tax rate in the United States in 2020, by income percentile [Graph], Internal Revenue Service, November 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/318079/average-tax-rate-in-the-us-by-income-percentile/