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According to The Tax Foundation for 2007 (most recent data):
- the top 1% of tax filers paid 40.4% of all Federal taxes (up from 39.9%)
- the top 1% of tax filers made 22.8% of total reported adjusted gross income
- $410,100 income required to be considered top 1%
- top 5% paid 60.6% of all Federal taxes on 37.4% of adjusted gross income
- $160,000 income required to be considered top 5%
- top 10% paid 71.2% on 48% of all income
- $113,000 to be in the top 10%
- bottom 50% of all filers paid 2.9% of the total income tax bill