Revenue composition · The Ledger

Total $5.2T
Rank		Share
1	Individual income taxesPersonal income tax receipts in the Monthly Treasury Statement.	50.7%	$2.7T
2	Employment and general retirementMostly Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes.	32.2%	$1.7T
3	Corporation income taxesCorporate income tax receipts.	8.6%	$452.1B
4	Customs dutiesTariffs and duties on imports.	3.7%	$194.9B
5	Excise taxesTaxes on specific goods such as fuel, alcohol, and tobacco.	2.0%	$105.9B
6	Unemployment insuranceFederal unemployment tax receipts.	1.0%	$54.0B
7	Miscellaneous receiptsFees, Fed remittances, and other non-tax receipts.	0.9%	$47.9B
8	Estate and gift taxesTaxes on large estates and gifts.	0.6%	$29.5B

1

Individual income taxesPersonal income tax receipts in the Monthly Treasury Statement.

50.7%

$2.7T

2

Employment and general retirementMostly Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes.

32.2%

$1.7T

3

Corporation income taxesCorporate income tax receipts.

8.6%

$452.1B

4

Customs dutiesTariffs and duties on imports.

3.7%

$194.9B

5

Excise taxesTaxes on specific goods such as fuel, alcohol, and tobacco.

2.0%

$105.9B

6

Unemployment insuranceFederal unemployment tax receipts.

1.0%

$54.0B

7

Miscellaneous receiptsFees, Fed remittances, and other non-tax receipts.

0.9%

$47.9B

8

Estate and gift taxesTaxes on large estates and gifts.

0.6%

$29.5B

Receipts by type