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Who itemizes deductions, by income, 2023

Only 9.4% of 2023 tax returns itemized deductions. In every income bracket from $500,000 up, more than half did, and at $10 million and up, 87%.

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Who itemizes deductions, by income, 2023: 17 points, a line chart.
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The data: 17 points
Adjusted gross income ($)Returns that itemize (%)
7,5451
12,5031
17,4471.8
22,4582.1
27,5112
34,9623.1
44,8443.9
61,5487
86,62912.4
138,33017.7
287,87231.1
671,41751.9
1,202,55162.3
1,717,04467.6
2,965,38973.1
6,827,46980.8
29,882,85687.1
Source
IRS Statistics of Income, Publication 1304, Tables 1.1 and 2.1 (tax year 2023); one point per income bracket, at its average income; shares calculated by Unlabeled
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