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Individual income taxes

Individual income taxes is $2.81T and has held roughly steady over the last 3 months. That is near the top of its range: higher than 98% of readings since 2016.

Latest (latest reading)
$2.81T
As of
Oct 2026
3-month change
−$6B
1-year change
+$110B
20-year percentile
98th
20-year median
$1.99T
1,2851,7052,1242,5432,96220202025
Monthly averages, last 20 years. Shaded band = the middle half of readings.
What it is. Income taxes paid by people, last 12 months. Note: the latest update failed, so this shows the last good data.

What it affects next

Individual income taxes is unusually high: $2.81T, 98th percentile of the last 20 years. Here is what has tended to follow, based on links the data backs up.

No tested downstream links to trace yet.

What is driving it

None of its tested drivers is moving much right now.

Source: Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement.