This statistic shows a breakdown of the average adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans who reported the highest AGI in the U.S. from 2000 to 2009. In the graph you can see the main sources of their income. In 2009, on average 46 percent of the total AGI of the richest Americans, was earned through capital gains.
Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income
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Tax Policy Center. (July 2, 2012). Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. "Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income." Chart. July 2, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. (2012). Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center. "Breakdown of Adjusted Gross Income (Agi) of The 400 Americans with The Highest Annual Income from 2000 to 2009, by Source of Income." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/
Tax Policy Center, Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Breakdown of adjusted gross income (AGI) of the 400 Americans with the highest annual income from 2000 to 2009, by source of income [Graph], Tax Policy Center, July 2, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240369/agi-of-400-richest-americans-by-source-of-income/
