In total, about 60.4 percent of U.S. households paid income tax in 2025. The remaining 39.6 percent of households paid no individual income tax. In that same year, about 56.9 percent of U.S. households with an income between 40,000 and 50,000 U.S. dollars paid no individual income taxes.

This statistic shows the percentage of the U.S. population not represented on a taxable return in 1962, 2000 and 2009. 49.5 percent of the population did not pay income taxes in the United States in 2009.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: Federal Income Taxes by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, No Earners (CXUFEDTAXESLB0704M) from 1984 to 2023 about tax, federal, persons, personal, consumer, income, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: Federal Income Taxes by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, One Earner (CXUFEDTAXESLB0705M) from 1984 to 2022 about tax, federal, persons, personal, consumer, income, and USA.

The graph displays the number of tax returns filed annually in the United States from 1997 to 2025. The x-axis represents the years, shown as two-digit abbreviations from '97 to '25, while the y-axis shows the total number of tax returns filed each year. The number of filings gradually increased from 120,351,208 in 1997 to a peak of 169,684,000 in 2020. After 2020, the trend reversed, with annual filings declining to 145,855,000 by 2025. The data highlights consistent growth through the early 2000s, followed by a notable drop in the mid-2020s.

Graph and download economic data for Personal Taxes: Federal Income Taxes by Race: Black or African American (CXUFEDTAXESLB0905M) from 1984 to 2023 about African-American, tax, federal, personal, income, and USA.

This table provides census family taxation statistics, including effective tax and transfer rates, the total amount of taxes paid and government transfers received, and the proportion of Canadian census families that pay tax or receive government transfers.

Total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP indicates the share of a country's output that is collected by the government through taxes. It can thus be regarded as one measure of the degree to which the government controls the economy's resources. Taxes on incomes and profits as a percentage of GDP represents the amount of resources collected by government directly from the incomes of people and companies. Taxes on goods and services as a percentage of GDP represents the amount of resources the government collects from people as they spend their income on goods and services. Taxes are defined as compulsory, unrequited payments to general government. They are unrequited in the sense that benefits provided by government to taxpayers are not normally in proportion to their payments. Taxes on incomes and profits cover taxes levied on the net income or profits (gross income minus allowable tax reliefs) of individuals and enterprises. They also cover taxes levied on the capital gains of individuals and enterprises, and gains from gambling. Taxes on goods and services covers all taxes levied on the production, extraction, sale, transfer, leasing or delivery of goods, and the rendering of services, or on the use of goods or permission to use goods or to perform activities. They consist mainly of value added and sales taxes. Note that the sum of taxes on goods and services and taxes on income and profits do not equal total tax revenues, which also includes payments by employers and employees made under compulsory social security schemes as well as payroll taxes, taxes related to the ownership and transfer of property, and other taxes. Source URL: http://titania.sourceoecd.org/vl=10763390/cl=32/nw=1/rpsv/factbook/10-03-01.htm

Many people report disliking taxes despite the fact that tax funds are used to provide essential services for the taxpayer and fellow citizens. In light of past research demonstrating that people are more likely to engage in prosocial action when they recognize how their assistance positively impacts the recipient, we examine whether recognition of how one’s tax contributions help other citizens–perceived prosocial taxation–predicts more supportive views of taxation and greater engagement. We conducted three correlational studies using North American samples (N = 902, including a nationally representative sample of over 500 US residents) in which we find that perceived prosocial taxation is associated with greater enjoyment paying taxes, willingness to continue paying taxes, and larger financial contributions in a tax-like payment. Findings hold when controlling for several demographic variables, participants’ general prosocial orientation, and the perception that tax dollars are being put to good use. In addition, we examined data from six waves of the World Values Survey (N > 474,000 across 107 countries). We find that people expressing trust in their government and civil service–thereby indicating some confidence that their taxes will be used in prosocial ways–are significantly more likely to state that it is never justifiable to cheat on taxes. Together, these studies offer a new and optimistic perspective on taxation; people may hold more positive views and be more willing to contribute if they believe their contribution benefits others.

This version of the March 1984 Current Population Survey is modified to include estimated taxes paid and after-tax money income. Estimated taxes include Federal and State individual income taxes, property taxes on owner-occupied housing units, Social Security taxes, and retirement taxes. In addition to the usual monthly labor force data found in Current Population Survey files, supplemental data are provided on work experience, types and amounts of "before tax" money income, noncash income sources, and migration. Demographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, household relationship, and Spanish origin are included for every person in the households surveyed.

This dataset explores 2007 State Revenues per Capita and Percentage of Personal Income relinquished in taxes by state for the year 2007. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

In 2025, approximately half of consumers in the United States expecting a tax return refund intended to save that money. Around 30 percent of respondents planned to either pay down debt or use the money for everyday expenses.

The poly shapefile has for the statistics of the 2006 individual tax returns at county level for the lower 48 states. The stats show the number of tax returns, the number of refunds, number of Electronic and Paper tax returns, Total Avg. Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) etc. Look for part 2 and part 3 of the stats file elsewhere on the Finder!

This data collection supplies standard monthly labor force data as well as supplemental data on work experience, income, noncash benefits, and migration. Comprehensive information is given on the employment status, occupation, and industry of persons 14 years old and older. Additional data are available for persons 15 years old and older concerning weeks worked and hours per week worked, reason not working full-time, total income and income components, and residence. This file also contains data covering noncash income sources such as food stamps, school lunch programs, employer-provided group health insurance plans, employer-provided pension plans, personal health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, CHAMPUS or military health care, and energy assistance. This data collection was formed by expanding CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY: ANNUAL DEMOGRAPHIC FILE, 1982 (ICPSR 9037) to include an estimate of after-tax income, "before-tax" money income received during the previous year, and the amount of taxes paid. Taxes include federal and state individual income taxes, property taxes on owner-occupied housing units, Social Security taxes, and retirement taxes. Information on demographic characteristics, such as age, sex, race, marital status, veteran status, educational attainment, household relationship, and Hispanic origin, is available for each person in the household enumerated.

The poly shapefile has individual income tax return stats at county level released by IRS. The statistics include the count of returns by age 30, 30 to 44, 45 to 60 and 60 plus, also include count of "single" returns, "Married and Joint returns", "Head of Household returns". count of tax returns with Schedule C (business investment profit/loss) attached, count of tax returns with Schedule F attached (farm investment profit/loss). You may find other tax related stats uploaded to Finder! as Part 1 and Part 2.

In the past four centuries, the population of the Thirteen Colonies and United States of America has grown from a recorded 350 people around the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1610, to an estimated 346 million in 2025. While the fertility rate has now dropped well below replacement level, and the population is on track to go into a natural decline in the 2040s, projected high net immigration rates mean the population will continue growing well into the next century, crossing the 400 million mark in the 2070s. Indigenous population Early population figures for the Thirteen Colonies and United States come with certain caveats. Official records excluded the indigenous population, and they generally remained excluded until the late 1800s. In 1500, in the first decade of European colonization of the Americas, the native population living within the modern U.S. borders was believed to be around 1.9 million people. The spread of Old World diseases, such as smallpox, measles, and influenza, to biologically defenseless populations in the New World then wreaked havoc across the continent, often wiping out large portions of the population in areas that had not yet made contact with Europeans. By the time of Jamestown's founding in 1607, it is believed the native population within current U.S. borders had dropped by almost 60 percent. As the U.S. expanded, indigenous populations were largely still excluded from population figures as they were driven westward, however taxpaying Natives were included in the census from 1870 to 1890, before all were included thereafter. It should be noted that estimates for indigenous populations in the Americas vary significantly by source and time period. Migration and expansion fuels population growth The arrival of European settlers and African slaves was the key driver of population growth in North America in the 17th century. Settlers from Britain were the dominant group in the Thirteen Colonies, before settlers from elsewhere in Europe, particularly Germany and Ireland, made a large impact in the mid-19th century. By the end of the 19th century, improvements in transport technology and increasing economic opportunities saw migration to the United States increase further, particularly from southern and Eastern Europe, and in the first decade of the 1900s the number of migrants to the U.S. exceeded one million people in some years. It is also estimated that almost 400,000 African slaves were transported directly across the Atlantic to mainland North America between 1500 and 1866 (although the importation of slaves was abolished in 1808). Blacks made up a much larger share of the population before slavery's abolition. Twentieth and twenty-first century The U.S. population has grown steadily since 1900, reaching one hundred million in the 1910s, two hundred million in the 1960s, and three hundred million in 2007. Since WWII, the U.S. has established itself as the world's foremost superpower, with the world's largest economy, and most powerful military. This growth in prosperity has been accompanied by increases in living standards, particularly through medical advances, infrastructure improvements, clean water accessibility. These have all contributed to higher infant and child survival rates, as well as an increase in life expectancy (doubling from roughly 40 to 80 years in the past 150 years), which have also played a large part in population growth. As fertility rates decline and increases in life expectancy slows, migration remains the largest factor in population growth. Since the 1960s, Latin America has now become the most common origin for migrants in the U.S., while immigration rates from Asia have also increased significantly. It remains to be seen how immigration restrictions of the current administration affect long-term population projections for the United States.

This data explores the state death tax revenue by year, collected by each state. The years 2001-2005 are accounted for here. Souce: U.S. Bureau of The Census, Government Tax Collections.

The number of retired workers receiving Social Security benefits increased from approximately ***** million in 2010 to ***** million in 2023. This figure has increased at the same rate year-on-year over the past decade and is likely to continue into the future. What is Social Security? Social Security benefits are payments, which are paid out by the U.S. government to qualified retirees and disabled people, as well as to their spouses, children and survivors. These payments are meant to provide them with partial replacement income. Social security expenditure is forecast to increase year-on-year over the next decade, as it has since the beginning of the 21st century. The impact of demographic change This is likely to the fact that the U.S. population is aging rapidly, which means that seniors will account for a greater proportion of the population in the future. This demographic change will put pressure on government resources, because the workforce whose tax dollars pay for social benefits will make up a smaller percentage of the population than now. Americans who are 65 years and older are the demographic group estimated to grow the most over the next 40 years, whereas the other groups will mostly remain the same.

Income and Tax statistics by town for calendar year 2014. Towns with fewer than ten returns have been aggregated into the row called "Suppressed."