Tax

Brick is the top statutory individual rate — the talking point. Steel is what was actually remitted: IRS total income tax divided by AGI. Same units: percent. The cards pie who paid income tax versus who filed and owed none. Effective is through tax year 2023.

Top rate

37.0%

regular tax, not NIIT · statutory ordinary income

Paid

14.1%

22.9% below the top · SOI 2023

Who paid

69.5%

30.5% owed none · of returns filed

At this year

2026*

Trump 2 · paid 14.1%

By administration

Pie is who paid income tax vs who owed none

Bush 41

1989–1992

13.6%

Paid tax

78.1%

No income tax

21.9%

Clinton

1993–2000

14.8%

Paid tax

75.3%

No income tax

24.7%

Bush 43

2001–2008

12.8%

Paid tax

67.9%

No income tax

32.1%

Obama

2009–2016

13.1%

Paid tax

63.3%

No income tax

36.7%

Trump 1

2017–2020

13.6%

Paid tax

65.4%

No income tax

34.6%

Biden

2021–2024

14.4%

Paid tax

67.7%

No income tax

32.3%

Trump 2

2025–2026*

14.1%

Paid tax

69.5%

No income tax

30.5%