Where does federal revenue come from?

Individual income taxes brought in $2.85 trillion of the government's $5.4 trillion in fiscal 2026, about 53%. Payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance ("social insurance") added $1.81 trillion, and corporate income taxes $381 billion.

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Measure: Receipts in US dollars. Written from the data below.

  • Individual Income Taxes has the highest figure, $2.85T, followed by Social Insurance and Retirement Receipts ($1.81T) and Corporation Income Taxes ($381B).
  • Estate and Gift Taxes has the lowest figure, $38.7B, followed by Miscellaneous Receipts ($46.7B) and Excise Taxes ($106B).
  • The highest is 73 times the lowest.

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U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9)
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Chartly. “Where does federal revenue come from?” Chart. Data: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data, Monthly Treasury Statement (Table 9), https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/monthly-treasury-statement/ (data as of September 30, 2026). https://chart.ly/charts/federal-revenue-by-source (accessed November 4, 2026).

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Source Receipts in US dollars
Individual Income Taxes 2,845,526,866,160
Social Insurance and Retirement Receipts 1,811,794,721,161
Corporation Income Taxes 381,414,689,058
Customs Duties 173,218,614,643
Excise Taxes 105,995,126,578
Miscellaneous Receipts 46,656,595,005
Estate and Gift Taxes 38,720,146,356

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