Progressivity in United States income tax
Tax burden by household income
The Tax Foundation produced a similar breakdown for 1991 to 2004. Its computation of comprehensive household income consisted of both market-based income and the net value of government transfer payments, the latter are not part of the CBO's definition.

Progressivity in United States income tax

Section Title: Tax burden by household income
Table Section Text: The Tax Foundation produced a similar breakdown for 1991 to 2004. Its computation of comprehensive household income consisted of both market-based income and the net value of government transfer payments, the latter are not part of the CBO's definition.

Household Income Percentile (2007 CBO data)	Share of Earnings	Share of Federal Income Tax	Tax Rate for Income Tax	Share of All Federal Taxes	Tax Rate incl. All Federal Taxes

Top 1%	19.4%	55.9%	38.5%	86.0%	19.0%	23.2%	28.1%	68.9%	29.5%	25.1%

95%–98%	12.9%	21.5%	na	16.2%	na

90%–94%	9.7%	11.7%	na	10.7%	na

80%–89%	13.9%	13.3%	na	13.9%	na

60–79%	19.3%	12.7%	6.2%	16.5%	17.4%

40–59%	13.1%	4.6%	3.3%	9.2%	14.3%

20–39%	8.4%	−0.3%	−0.4%	4.4%	10.6%

0–19%	4.0%	−3.0%	−6.8%	1.0%	4.0%

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