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Whether data from the Fed or from WID.world are used, U.S. debt-to-wealth measures show similar trends

Policy

Whether data from the Fed or from WID.world are used, U.S. debt-to-wealth measures show similar trends (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

The United States sits in the middle of the pack on debt relative to wealth

Policy

The United States sits in the middle of the pack on debt relative to wealth (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Explosion in post-1980 inequality largely explains low debt-to-top U.S. wealth ratios

Policy

Explosion in post-1980 inequality largely explains low debt-to-top U.S. wealth ratios (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Measured against the wealth of the very top, U.S. debt is historically modest

Policy

Measured against the wealth of the very top, U.S. debt is historically modest (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Private wealth has grown far faster than the overall U.S. economy in recent decades

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Private wealth has grown far faster than the overall U.S. economy in recent decades (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. debt looks alarming against GDP but far less so against wealth

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U.S. debt looks alarming against GDP but far less so against wealth (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 22, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Certain U.S. manufacturing subsectors have experienced more tariff relief since the Supreme Court IEEPA ruling

Policy

Certain U.S. manufacturing subsectors have experienced more tariff relief since the Supreme Court IEEPA ruling (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 13, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

The U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA ruling reduced tariffs unevenly across key U.S. economic sectors

Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA ruling reduced tariffs unevenly across key U.S. economic sectors (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 13, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. trade with China has largely been supplanted by trade with other countries suspected of transshipment

Policy

U.S. trade with China has largely been supplanted by trade with other countries suspected of transshipment (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 13, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. imports are up and tariff rates are down since the U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA ruling

Policy

U.S. imports are up and tariff rates are down since the U.S. Supreme Court IEEPA ruling (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 13, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Realized capital gains are highly volatile, leading to large swings in the top 0.1% U.S. income thresholds

Policy

Realized capital gains are highly volatile, leading to large swings in the top 0.1% U.S. income thresholds (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 26, 2026

Economic Equity & Opportunity Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

$Taxed capital gains are a tiny fraction of total capital gains, which have grown larger in recent decades$ View Chart

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Taxed capital gains are a tiny fraction of total capital gains, which have grown larger in recent decades (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Top tax rates have been cut dramatically

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Top tax rates have been cut dramatically (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Unrealized gains have grown substantially for richer, older Americans

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Unrealized gains have grown substantially for richer, older Americans (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

The wealthiest 0.1 percent of households own one-in-seven dollars

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The wealthiest 0.1 percent of households own one-in-seven dollars (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Recent tax cuts have reduced revenue while economic growth has slowed

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Recent tax cuts have reduced revenue while economic growth has slowed (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

The United States is a relatively low-tax and low-spend country

Policy

The United States is a relatively low-tax and low-spend country (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Tax cuts are primarily responsible for the growing U.S. debt

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Tax cuts are primarily responsible for the growing U.S. debt (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Taxes have become less progressive over time in the United States

Policy

Taxes have become less progressive over time in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Income trend for the top 1% diverges from most Americans after 1980

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Income trend for the top 1% diverges from most Americans after 1980 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 6, 2026

Taxation

Pass-through business owners account for a much larger share of people and income in the top 1 percent than public company executives

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Pass-through business owners account for a much larger share of people and income in the top 1 percent than public company executives (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Apr 14, 2026

Taxation

Pass-through business income is highly concentrated among the very rich

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Pass-through business income is highly concentrated among the very rich (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Apr 14, 2026

Taxation

Midwest and Southern workers are more concentrated in tariff-exposed industries

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Midwest and Southern workers are more concentrated in tariff-exposed industries (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Mar 17, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Industries within the U.S. machinery manufacturing subsector faced different tariff costs in 2025

Policy

Industries within the U.S. machinery manufacturing subsector faced different tariff costs in 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Mar 17, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Industries within the U.S. metals manufacturing subsector faced different tariff costs in 2025

Policy

Industries within the U.S. metals manufacturing subsector faced different tariff costs in 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Mar 17, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Certain subsectors of the U.S. economy were more exposed to tariff costs than others in 2025

Policy

Certain subsectors of the U.S. economy were more exposed to tariff costs than others in 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Mar 17, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Construction faced the highest tariff rate of any U.S. sector in 2025

Policy

Construction faced the highest tariff rate of any U.S. sector in 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Mar 17, 2026

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Workers in the Midwest and South tend to work in more tariff-exposed industries

Policy

Workers in the Midwest and South tend to work in more tariff-exposed industries (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Nov 3, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Taxation

Workers with less than a college education are overrepresented in the most tariff-exposed industries

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Workers with less than a college education are overrepresented in the most tariff-exposed industries (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Nov 3, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Taxation

White, Hispanic, and noncitizen men are overrepresented in the most tariff-exposed industries

Policy

White, Hispanic, and noncitizen men are overrepresented in the most tariff-exposed industries (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Nov 3, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Taxation

U.S. manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to tariff costs

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U.S. manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to tariff costs (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Nov 3, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Taxation

The overall U.S. tax system today is only mildly progressive

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The overall U.S. tax system today is only mildly progressive (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Sep 10, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Taxation

Racially resentful White Americans are more opposed to progressive taxation

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Racially resentful White Americans are more opposed to progressive taxation (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Sep 9, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Taxation

Workers in many midwestern U.S. states are more exposed to tariffs

Policy

Workers in many midwestern U.S. states are more exposed to tariffs (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 28, 2025

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. manufacturing industries are particularly exposed to tariff costs

Policy

U.S. manufacturing industries are particularly exposed to tariff costs (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 28, 2025

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. employment is dropping in industries with high tariff exposure

Policy

U.S. employment is dropping in industries with high tariff exposure (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 28, 2025

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Manufacturing and other key U.S. sectors are particularly exposed to tariffs on inputs

Policy

Manufacturing and other key U.S. sectors are particularly exposed to tariffs on inputs (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 28, 2025

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

U.S. manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to tariff costs

Policy

U.S. manufacturing is particularly vulnerable to tariff costs (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 28, 2025

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

With capital gains, the share of income earned by the wealthiest households went up 5 percentage points since 2002

Policy

With capital gains, the share of income earned by the wealthiest households went up 5 percentage points since 2002 (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 14, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Pure capital gains are highly volatile and can turn negative in recessions

Policy

Pure capital gains are highly volatile and can turn negative in recessions (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 14, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act disproportionately harms lower-income Americans

Policy

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act disproportionately harms lower-income Americans (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jul 3, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Millions of Americans, including children, will lose nutrition assistance due to proposed SNAP cuts – updated

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Millions of Americans, including children, will lose nutrition assistance due to proposed SNAP cuts – updated (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 24, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Reducing IRS funding by half could cost the same amount of the Republican budget bill in noncompliance increases

Policy

Reducing IRS funding by half could cost the same amount of the Republican budget bill in noncompliance increases (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 23, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

No tax on tips or overtime provisions cost less than the more regressive proposals in the Republican tax bill

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No tax on tips or overtime provisions cost less than the more regressive proposals in the Republican tax bill (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 23, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Americans have heard more about the no tax on tips and overtime provisions of the Republican bill than its more regressive provisions

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Americans have heard more about the no tax on tips and overtime provisions of the Republican bill than its more regressive provisions (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 23, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Many of the wealthiest U.S. individuals do not pay any estate taxes

Policy

Many of the wealthiest U.S. individuals do not pay any estate taxes (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 23, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

16 million Americans will lose health care coverage if the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act becomes law

Policy

16 million Americans will lose health care coverage if the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act becomes law (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 23, 2025

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Studies find overall tax rates among the highest-income Americans skew regressive

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Studies find overall tax rates among the highest-income Americans skew regressive (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 10, 2025

Taxation

Studies find U.S. individual income tax is primary driver of top-end regressivity

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Studies find U.S. individual income tax is primary driver of top-end regressivity (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 10, 2025

Taxation

Tax-deductible business expenses spike around owner-operators’ and their spouses’ birthdays – updated

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Tax-deductible business expenses spike around owner-operators’ and their spouses’ birthdays – updated (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Jun 5, 2025

Taxation

Mischaracterization of personal expenses as tax-deductible business expenses erroneously reduces reported income inequality

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Mischaracterization of personal expenses as tax-deductible business expenses erroneously reduces reported income inequality (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 22, 2025

Taxation

Business owners and operators reduce their personal household consumption upon taking stakes in firms

Policy

Business owners and operators reduce their personal household consumption upon taking stakes in firms (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 21, 2025

Taxation

Tax-deductible business expenses spike around owner-operators’ and their spouses’ birthdays

Policy

Tax-deductible business expenses spike around owner-operators’ and their spouses’ birthdays (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations May 21, 2025

Taxation

Capital gains are highly concentrated among the wealthy in the United States

Policy

Capital gains are highly concentrated among the wealthy in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Feb 26, 2025

Taxation

At all income levels, S corporations get a tax benefit from being S corporations

Policy

At all income levels, S corporations get a tax benefit from being S corporations (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Dec 16, 2024

Taxation

Cryptocurrency tax noncompliers tend to be young, male, and urban residents-similar to crypto investors more broadly

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Cryptocurrency tax noncompliers tend to be young, male, and urban residents-similar to crypto investors more broadly (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Nov 20, 2024

Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation

Growth in the United States fell as taxes fell – updated

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Growth in the United States fell as taxes fell – updated (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

There is no obvious relationship between top tax rate and growth rate

Policy

There is no obvious relationship between top tax rate and growth rate (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

IRS audits of higher-income taxpayers deliver larger revenue returns to the government

Policy

IRS audits of higher-income taxpayers deliver larger revenue returns to the government (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

Tax cuts are to blame for increasing U.S. debt ratio

Policy

Tax cuts are to blame for increasing U.S. debt ratio (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

Recent U.S. tax cuts have reduced revenue

Policy

Recent U.S. tax cuts have reduced revenue (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

The United States is a low-tax country

Policy

The United States is a low-tax country (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

U.S. corporate tax cuts largely benefit the rich and foreign investors

Policy

U.S. corporate tax cuts largely benefit the rich and foreign investors (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

Payroll taxes exceed income taxes for most U.S. families

Policy

Payroll taxes exceed income taxes for most U.S. families (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

The Tax burden of the ultra-rich in the United States has declined in recent decades, driven by reduced estate and corporate taxes

Policy

The Tax burden of the ultra-rich in the United States has declined in recent decades, driven by reduced estate and corporate taxes (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

Taxation

Taxes have become less progressive over time in the United States

Policy

Taxes have become less progressive over time in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Visualizations Oct 15, 2024

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