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Statutory, Average, and Effective Marginal Tax Rates in the Federal Individual Income Tax: Background and Analysis

Published Mar 16, 2017Updated Jun 21, 2025

The Congressional Research Service is a nonpartisan policy and legal analysis arm of the Library of Congress. CRS reports are written for members of Congress and their staff, not the public — but they’re made available openly through Congress.gov.

Statutory, Average, and Effective Marginal Tax Rates in the Federal Individual Income Tax:… — Informed