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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.
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Year |
Top 1% |
Bottom 50% |
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2000 |
20.81% |
12.99% |
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2005 |
21.20% |
12.83% |
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Difference |
+0.39% |
-0.16% |
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% Difference |
1.83% * |
1.25% # |
* .39% / 21.20% = 1.83%
# -.16% / 12.83% = -1.25%

Figure i
SOURCE DATA: tax foundation
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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% |
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1987 |
100% |
12.32% |
13.35% |
25.67% |
11.23% |
36.90% |
23.85% |
60.75% |
23.62% |
84.37% |
15.63% |
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1988 |
100% |
15.16% |
13.35% |
28.51% |
10.94% |
39.45% |
22.99% |
62.44% |
22.63% |
85.07% |
14.93% |
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1989 |
100% |
14.19% |
13.65% |
27.84% |
11.16% |
39.00% |
23.28% |
62.28% |
22.76% |
85.04% |
14.96% |
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1990 |
100% |
14.00% |
13.62% |
27.62% |
11.15% |
38.77% |
23.36% |
62.13% |
22.84% |
84.97% |
15.03% |
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1991 |
100% |
12.99% |
13.84% |
26.83% |
11.37% |
38.20% |
23.65% |
61.85% |
23.02% |
84.87% |
15.13% |
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1992 |
100% |
14.23% |
13.78% |
28.01% |
11.22% |
39.23% |
23.24% |
62.47% |
22.61% |
85.08% |
14.92% |
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1993 |
100% |
13.79% |
13.97% |
27.76% |
11.29% |
39.05% |
23.40% |
62.45% |
22.63% |
85.08% |
14.92% |
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1994 |
100% |
13.80% |
14.05% |
27.85% |
11.34% |
39.19% |
23.45% |
62.64% |
22.47% |
85.11% |
14.89% |
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1995 |
100% |
14.60% |
14.21% |
28.81% |
11.35% |
40.16% |
23.21% |
63.37% |
22.09% |
85.46% |
14.54% |
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1996 |
100% |
16.04% |
14.32% |
30.36% |
11.23% |
41.59% |
22.73% |
64.32% |
21.60% |
85.92% |
14.08% |
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1997 |
100% |
17.38% |
14.41% |
31.79% |
11.04% |
42.83% |
22.22% |
65.05% |
21.11% |
86.16% |
13.84% |
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1998 |
100% |
18.47% |
14.38% |
32.85% |
10.92% |
43.77% |
21.86% |
65.63% |
20.70% |
86.33% |
13.67% |
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1999 |
100% |
19.51% |
14.53% |
34.04% |
10.85% |
44.89% |
21.57% |
66.46% |
20.29% |
86.75% |
13.25% |
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2000 |
100% |
20.81% |
14.49% |
35.30% |
10.71% |
46.01% |
21.14% |
67.15% |
19.86% |
87.01% |
12.99% |
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2001 |
100% |
17.53% |
14.46% |
31.99% |
11.12% |
43.11% |
22.12% |
65.23% |
20.96% |
86.19% |
13.81% |
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2002 |
100% |
16.12% |
14.43% |
30.55% |
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