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Tax proposals in New York and California aim to increase taxes on the wealthiest residents.
A SmartAsset study calculated how much of each state's federal income taxes was paid by the top 1%.
The top 1% of earners make 19% of incomes in the US but pay 37% of all federal income taxes.
Tax proposals targeting wealthy residents have renewed debate in states including New York and California about how much the rich should be paying in taxes. But just how much do the top 1% already pay?
While state and local taxes vary widely across states, from high-tax states like California to no-state-income-tax states like Florida and Nevada, federal income tax rates are the same across all US states.
A recent SmartAsset study examined the total federal individual income tax paid by residents of each state and calculated the share paid by the state's top 1% of households.
Individual income taxes are the largest source of revenue for the federal government. That tax revenue helps fund government programs and services, as well as interest on the national debt.
For tax year 2026, federal marginal income- tax rates range from 10% on taxable income of up to $12,400 for single filers and $24,800 for married couples filing jointly, to 37% on taxable income above $640,600 for single filers and $768,700 for married couples filing jointly.
Across the country, the top 1% of earners made an average of 19.5% of all income but paid 37% of federal individual income taxes, SmartAsset found.
SmartAsset ranked all 50 states by the percentage of federal income tax collected that is paid by the top 1% of earners, using the most recent personal income tax return data from the IRS covering the tax year 2022. SmartAsset treated each return as one household.
See where each state ranked.
50. Alaska
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 26.37%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $1.02 billion
Number of top 1% households: 3,223
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.25 million
49. West Virginia
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 30.28%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $1.65 billion
Number of top 1% households: 7,316
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $908,389
48. Oregon
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 30.37%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $6.77 billion
Number of top 1% households: 19,053
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.43 million
47. Delaware
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 30.38%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $1.65 billion
Number of top 1% households: 4,726
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.36 million
46. Maryland
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 30.45%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $12.68 billion
Number of top 1% households: 29,040
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.65 million
45. Maine
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 30.48%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $1.98 billion
Number of top 1% households: 6,618
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.23 million
44. Vermont
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 32.04%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $1.08 billion
Number of top 1% households: 3,123
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.39 million
43. Washington
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 32.06%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $20.01 billion
Number of top 1% households: 35,597
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $2.19 million
42. New Mexico
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 32.3%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $2.38 billion
Number of top 1% households: 9,310
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.05 million
41. Minnesota
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 32.64%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $11.52 billion
Number of top 1% households: 26,423
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.66 million
40. Virginia
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 32.94%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $19.24 billion
Number of top 1% households: 39,103
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.9 million
39. Iowa
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 33.16%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $4.81 billion
Number of top 1% households: 13,821
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.41 million
38. Hawaii
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 33.57%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $2.46 billion
Number of top 1% households: 6,472
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.53 million
37. Rhode Island
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 33.58%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $2.15 billion
Number of top 1% households: 5,224
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.61 million
36. New Jersey
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 33.78%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $26.9 billion
Number of top 1% households: 43,042
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $2.28 million
35. Kentucky
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 34.26%
Total income tax paid by the top 1%: $5.45 billion
Number of top 1% households: 18,395
Average adjusted gross income per top 1% household: $1.2 million
34. North Dakota
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Share of income taxes paid by the top 1%: 34.41%
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