Fiscal capital income [total fiscal income ranking] (United States)
Adults | Tax unit | Average
Age
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Description
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Children
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The population is comprised of individuals below age 20.
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Adults
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The population is comprised of individuals over age 20.
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All Ages
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The population is comprised of individuals of all ages.
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Population
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Description
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Female
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The population looked at is comprised of female individuals only.
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Male
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The population looked at is comprised of male individuals only.
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Individuals
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household). This is equivalent to assuming no sharing of resources within couples.
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Equal-split adults
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The base unit is the individual (rather than the household) but resources are split equally within couples.
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Tax unit
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The base unit is the tax unit defined by national fiscal administrations to measure personal income taxes.
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Type
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Description
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Average
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The annual income (or wealth) average within a given group percentile.
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Shares
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The income (or wealth) share held by a given group percentile.
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Thresholds
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The minimum income (or wealth) level required to belong to a given group percentile.
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Group percentiles
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Description
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All
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Does not separate the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 1%
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Top 1% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Top 10%
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Top 10% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 90%
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Bottom 90% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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Bottom 50%
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Bottom 50% of the population based on the indicator in question (e.g. income or wealth)
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...and so on...
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Fiscal capital income is income received by virtue of owning capital. Reported on income tax returns before any specific deduction.
Chart for the Top 1% of the population (1916-2015)
Year
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Top 1%
|
Unit
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1916
|
190,244.70
|
USD
|
1917
|
174,699.30
|
USD
|
1918
|
132,866.20
|
USD
|
1919
|
130,561.30
|
USD
|
1920
|
105,083.60
|
USD
|
1921
|
95,966.10
|
USD
|
1922
|
134,994.50
|
USD
|
1923
|
137,523.10
|
USD
|
1924
|
155,706.00
|
USD
|
1925
|
205,562.90
|
USD
|
1926
|
201,840.70
|
USD
|
1927
|
221,987.40
|
USD
|
1928
|
281,570.00
|
USD
|
1929
|
270,963.20
|
USD
|
1930
|
161,474.40
|
USD
|
1931
|
119,559.40
|
USD
|
1932
|
90,739.20
|
USD
|
1933
|
91,177.40
|
USD
|
1934
|
95,664.90
|
USD
|
1935
|
111,624.20
|
USD
|
1936
|
163,229.00
|
USD
|
1937
|
140,842.90
|
USD
|
1938
|
108,121.70
|
USD
|
1939
|
119,721.30
|
USD
|
1940
|
125,371.60
|
USD
|
1941
|
129,512.80
|
USD
|
1942
|
117,740.70
|
USD
|
1943
|
133,047.10
|
USD
|
1944
|
116,783.70
|
USD
|
1945
|
142,361.30
|
USD
|
1946
|
151,703.60
|
USD
|
1947
|
128,093.10
|
USD
|
1948
|
136,087.40
|
USD
|
1949
|
124,879.20
|
USD
|
1950
|
164,841.20
|
USD
|
1951
|
153,022.60
|
USD
|
1952
|
138,681.20
|
USD
|
1953
|
124,007.20
|
USD
|
1954
|
148,570.60
|
USD
|
1955
|
173,737.50
|
USD
|
1956
|
168,960.20
|
USD
|
1957
|
149,375.80
|
USD
|
1958
|
150,368.40
|
USD
|
1959
|
180,428.20
|
USD
|
1960
|
165,792.30
|
USD
|
1961
|
196,680.90
|
USD
|
1962
|
171,445.80
|
USD
|
1963
|
179,116.90
|
USD
|
1964
|
218,733.40
|
USD
|
1965
|
248,179.80
|
USD
|
1966
|
216,557.60
|
USD
|
1967
|
248,805.50
|
USD
|
1968
|
288,092.90
|
USD
|
1969
|
249,758.10
|
USD
|
1970
|
183,907.30
|
USD
|
1971
|
201,944.80
|
USD
|
1972
|
222,606.60
|
USD
|
1973
|
206,634.90
|
USD
|
1974
|
183,843.50
|
USD
|
1975
|
160,618.20
|
USD
|
1976
|
169,122.10
|
USD
|
1977
|
179,181.70
|
USD
|
1978
|
173,342.00
|
USD
|
1979
|
236,240.50
|
USD
|
1980
|
232,989.10
|
USD
|
1981
|
240,427.60
|
USD
|
1982
|
257,825.00
|
USD
|
1983
|
283,222.00
|
USD
|
1984
|
304,368.90
|
USD
|
1985
|
349,984.10
|
USD
|
1986
|
565,188.20
|
USD
|
1987
|
265,285.20
|
USD
|
1988
|
344,803.60
|
USD
|
1989
|
318,202.30
|
USD
|
1990
|
278,062.60
|
USD
|
1991
|
244,577.50
|
USD
|
1992
|
238,348.20
|
USD
|
1993
|
238,959.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
246,564.70
|
USD
|
1995
|
277,137.40
|
USD
|
1996
|
355,243.60
|
USD
|
1997
|
435,730.60
|
USD
|
1998
|
513,265.00
|
USD
|
1999
|
576,804.70
|
USD
|
2000
|
661,765.00
|
USD
|
2001
|
423,199.70
|
USD
|
2002
|
336,703.40
|
USD
|
2003
|
379,229.80
|
USD
|
2004
|
517,883.80
|
USD
|
2005
|
665,262.90
|
USD
|
2006
|
749,376.80
|
USD
|
2007
|
832,912.80
|
USD
|
2008
|
548,787.40
|
USD
|
2009
|
340,696.00
|
USD
|
2010
|
432,227.70
|
USD
|
2011
|
413,789.20
|
USD
|
2012
|
613,358.00
|
USD
|
2013
|
446,408.50
|
USD
|
2014
|
567,413.30
|
USD
|
2015
|
626,640.50
|
USD
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Chart for the Top 10% of the population (1918-2015)
Year
|
Top 10%
|
Unit
|
1918
|
22,493.30
|
USD
|
1919
|
21,752.30
|
USD
|
1920
|
18,768.70
|
USD
|
1921
|
16,387.00
|
USD
|
1922
|
21,644.60
|
USD
|
1923
|
25,819.60
|
USD
|
1924
|
28,586.30
|
USD
|
1925
|
33,996.80
|
USD
|
1926
|
33,635.60
|
USD
|
1927
|
35,500.90
|
USD
|
1928
|
41,512.00
|
USD
|
1929
|
40,429.90
|
USD
|
1930
|
29,137.30
|
USD
|
1931
|
24,981.30
|
USD
|
1932
|
18,954.20
|
USD
|
1933
|
16,904.00
|
USD
|
1934
|
17,085.90
|
USD
|
1935
|
19,022.70
|
USD
|
1936
|
25,472.10
|
USD
|
1937
|
21,315.80
|
USD
|
1938
|
17,659.20
|
USD
|
1939
|
19,400.80
|
USD
|
1940
|
19,343.00
|
USD
|
1941
|
20,109.80
|
USD
|
1942
|
18,537.80
|
USD
|
1943
|
21,624.50
|
USD
|
1944
|
18,561.50
|
USD
|
1945
|
23,251.60
|
USD
|
1946
|
27,009.20
|
USD
|
1947
|
22,384.70
|
USD
|
1948
|
22,596.50
|
USD
|
1949
|
20,419.60
|
USD
|
1950
|
25,221.20
|
USD
|
1951
|
24,015.10
|
USD
|
1952
|
21,976.60
|
USD
|
1953
|
20,107.60
|
USD
|
1954
|
23,791.30
|
USD
|
1955
|
27,467.60
|
USD
|
1956
|
26,547.20
|
USD
|
1957
|
24,278.00
|
USD
|
1958
|
24,421.50
|
USD
|
1959
|
29,209.50
|
USD
|
1960
|
27,349.50
|
USD
|
1961
|
31,152.80
|
USD
|
1962
|
27,667.50
|
USD
|
1963
|
29,403.80
|
USD
|
1964
|
36,275.20
|
USD
|
1965
|
40,997.30
|
USD
|
1966
|
35,688.30
|
USD
|
1967
|
41,218.70
|
USD
|
1968
|
46,009.40
|
USD
|
1969
|
39,591.60
|
USD
|
1970
|
31,255.40
|
USD
|
1971
|
34,211.70
|
USD
|
1972
|
38,468.00
|
USD
|
1973
|
37,920.30
|
USD
|
1974
|
34,556.30
|
USD
|
1975
|
30,075.50
|
USD
|
1976
|
32,435.00
|
USD
|
1977
|
33,589.50
|
USD
|
1978
|
33,834.50
|
USD
|
1979
|
41,582.60
|
USD
|
1980
|
41,531.40
|
USD
|
1981
|
42,123.10
|
USD
|
1982
|
43,103.30
|
USD
|
1983
|
45,884.10
|
USD
|
1984
|
48,689.40
|
USD
|
1985
|
54,505.70
|
USD
|
1986
|
80,244.90
|
USD
|
1987
|
43,865.00
|
USD
|
1988
|
51,996.00
|
USD
|
1989
|
50,701.40
|
USD
|
1990
|
44,898.50
|
USD
|
1991
|
40,660.40
|
USD
|
1992
|
37,919.80
|
USD
|
1993
|
37,875.40
|
USD
|
1994
|
38,493.70
|
USD
|
1995
|
42,696.70
|
USD
|
1996
|
52,913.00
|
USD
|
1997
|
64,118.70
|
USD
|
1998
|
73,068.40
|
USD
|
1999
|
82,723.30
|
USD
|
2000
|
92,233.80
|
USD
|
2001
|
60,338.30
|
USD
|
2002
|
49,522.20
|
USD
|
2003
|
53,955.10
|
USD
|
2004
|
71,426.70
|
USD
|
2005
|
90,850.20
|
USD
|
2006
|
100,960.10
|
USD
|
2007
|
111,161.40
|
USD
|
2008
|
73,543.40
|
USD
|
2009
|
47,542.60
|
USD
|
2010
|
56,993.20
|
USD
|
2011
|
55,609.40
|
USD
|
2012
|
77,772.00
|
USD
|
2013
|
61,911.70
|
USD
|
2014
|
76,825.80
|
USD
|
2015
|
82,440.90
|
USD
|
Percentiles combined in one chart (1916-2015)
Available series for this indicator (Fiscal capital income [total fiscal income ranking])
We source all the data from the World Inequality Database.
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