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Appendix V

 

 

Adjusted Gross Income Shares, 1987-2005 (% of total AGI earned by each group)

 

 

Notice there is little difference between the year 2000 and the year 2005.

 

 

Year

Top 1%

Bottom 50%

2000

20.81%

12.99%

2005

21.20%

12.83%

 

 

 

Difference

+0.39%

-0.16%

% Difference

1.83% *

1.25% #

 

* .39% / 21.20% = 1.83%

 

#  -.16% / 12.83% = -1.25%

 

 

 

Figure i

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCE DATA:  tax foundation

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Gross Income Shares, 1987-2005 (% of total AGI earned by each group)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year

Total

Top 1%

Top 2-5%

Top 5%

Top 6-10%

Top 10%

Top 11-25%

Top 25%

Top 26-50%

Top 50%

Bottom 50%

1987

100%

12.32%

13.35%

25.67%

11.23%

36.90%

23.85%

60.75%

23.62%

84.37%

15.63%

1988

100%

15.16%

13.35%

28.51%

10.94%

39.45%

22.99%

62.44%

22.63%

85.07%

14.93%

1989

100%

14.19%

13.65%

27.84%

11.16%

39.00%

23.28%

62.28%

22.76%

85.04%

14.96%

1990

100%

14.00%

13.62%

27.62%

11.15%

38.77%

23.36%

62.13%

22.84%

84.97%

15.03%

1991

100%

12.99%

13.84%

26.83%

11.37%

38.20%

23.65%

61.85%

23.02%

84.87%

15.13%

1992

100%

14.23%

13.78%

28.01%

11.22%

39.23%

23.24%

62.47%

22.61%

85.08%

14.92%

1993

100%

13.79%

13.97%

27.76%

11.29%

39.05%

23.40%

62.45%

22.63%

85.08%

14.92%

1994

100%

13.80%

14.05%

27.85%

11.34%

39.19%

23.45%

62.64%

22.47%

85.11%

14.89%

1995

100%

14.60%

14.21%

28.81%

11.35%

40.16%

23.21%

63.37%

22.09%

85.46%

14.54%

1996

100%

16.04%

14.32%

30.36%

11.23%

41.59%

22.73%

64.32%

21.60%

85.92%

14.08%

1997

100%

17.38%

14.41%

31.79%

11.04%

42.83%

22.22%

65.05%

21.11%

86.16%

13.84%

1998

100%

18.47%

14.38%

32.85%

10.92%

43.77%

21.86%

65.63%

20.70%

86.33%

13.67%

1999

100%

19.51%

14.53%

34.04%

10.85%

44.89%

21.57%

66.46%

20.29%

86.75%

13.25%

2000

100%

20.81%

14.49%

35.30%

10.71%

46.01%

21.14%

67.15%

19.86%

87.01%

12.99%

2001

100%

17.53%

14.46%

31.99%

11.12%

43.11%

22.12%

65.23%

20.96%

86.19%

13.81%

2002

100%

16.12%

14.43%

30.55%