Try this, for 2011 numbers: http://www.heritage.org/federalbudget/top10-percent-income-earners http://www.heritage.org/federalbudget/top10-percent-income-e...

Try this, for 2011 numbers: http://www.heritage.org/federalbudget/top10-percent-income-earners http://www.heritage.org/federalbudget/top10-percent-income-e... This chart summarizes decades of numbers pretty well: http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5033e3e3ecad049417000002-1200/here-are-the-income-taxes-paid-by-the-respective-income-percentiles-note-how-little-the-bottom-half-pay-blue-note-how-much-more-as-a-percentage-of-the-whole-the-top-5-are-paying.jpg http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5033e3e3ecad0494170... ... it's from this article, which gives lots more detail: http://www.businessinsider.com/who-pays-taxes-2012-8?op=1 http://www.businessinsider.com/who-pays-taxes-2012-8?op=1