Where does federal revenue come from?
Individual income taxes brought in $2.66 trillion of the government's $5.23 trillion in fiscal 2025, about half. Payroll taxes for Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance ("social insurance") added $1.75 trillion, and corporate income taxes $452 billion.
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- Individual Income Taxes has the highest figure, $2.66T, followed by Social Insurance and Retirement Receipts ($1.75T) and Corporation Income Taxes ($452B).
- Estate and Gift Taxes has the lowest figure, $29.5B, followed by Miscellaneous Receipts ($47.9B) and Excise Taxes ($106B).
- The highest is 90 times the lowest.
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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, 2025). https://chart.ly/charts/federal-revenue-by-source (accessed October 15, 2026).
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| Source | Receipts in US dollars |
|---|---|
| Individual Income Taxes | 2,656,044,447,276 |
| Social Insurance and Retirement Receipts | 1,748,293,811,963 |
| Corporation Income Taxes | 452,089,303,420 |
| Customs Duties | 194,865,739,873 |
| Excise Taxes | 105,936,465,308 |
| Miscellaneous Receipts | 47,924,573,386 |
| Estate and Gift Taxes | 29,462,045,090 |
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