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THE REVENUE SIDE / IRS STATISTICS OF INCOME

Who paysthe bill?

Follow federal income taxes through income groups, filing addresses, and public-company reports. Every number has a scope. Every scope has a limit.

23 tax years by income50 + DC state comparisons27,588 published ZIP codes
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Where returns are filed.
Where income is reported.

Federal individual taxes by filing address. These are not state-government tax collections.

States: 2023
ZIP codes: 2022
CA / TAX YEAR 2023

All returns

$317.13B

Federal income tax after credits

Returns
18,482,300
Adjusted gross income
$2.05T
Total return tax liability
$337.75B

Total return liability includes additional taxes reported on Form 1040. It still excludes many taxes, including sales and property taxes. State totals are not adjusted for population.

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Six income classes. Published aggregate returns only.

2022 positive-AGI returns; counts rounded, small cells combined or suppressed. 00000 and 99999 are not real ZIP codes and are excluded. Published income bands may not sum to unrestricted totals. A displayed zero may reflect disclosure protection, not absence of activity.

Sources: IRS 2023 Historic Table 2 · IRS 2022 ZIP statistics & disclosure rules. Federal individual return statistics by filing address, not state taxes or economic incidence. Amounts converted from thousands to dollars. Income tax after credits (A06500) differs from the percentile table definition.

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Can you see federal income tax statistics for a ZIP code?

Yes. IRS publishes aggregate ZIP-code statistics by income class. This explorer uses tax year 2022 ZIP data and tax year 2023 state data. Small cells are protected, counts are rounded, and filing addresses do not measure who ultimately bears each tax.

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