This statistic shows the average adjusted gross income (AGI) of high-income taxpayers (those with an AGI of over 1 million U.S. dollars per year, but excluding the 400 richest Americans) from 2000 to 2009. In the graph you can see a breakdown of the main sources of their income. In 2009, on average 17 percent of the total AGI of those with an income of more than 1 million U.S. dollars per year, was earned through capital gains.
To see a breakdown of the AGI of Americas richest 400 tax payers click here.
Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income
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Tax Policy Center. (July 2, 2012). Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. "Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income." Chart. July 2, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. (2012). Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. "Breakdown of Adjusted Gross Incomes (Agi) of Very High-income* Taxpayers in The United States from 2000 to 2009, by Source of Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center, Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Breakdown of adjusted gross incomes (AGI) of very high-income* taxpayers in the United States from 2000 to 2009, by source of income [Graph], Tax Policy Center, July 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240360/agi-of-very-high-income-taxpayers-in-the-us-by-source-of-income/
