2025-12-02 23:36:05
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This graphic uses IRS data from 2022 analyzed by SmartAsset to show how much the richest people contribute to income tax revenue.
The table below includes each state’s share of income taxes paid by the top 1% and the total amount of income tax they paid.
Wyoming leads the nation, with the top 1% paying 54.67% of all state income taxes.
Florida and Nevada follow closely, both surpassing the 50% threshold. These states attract high-income individuals in part due to tax-friendly policies and large concentrations of wealthy households.
| Rank | State | Income taxes paid by top 1% | Total income tax paid by 1% (thousands of dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 54.67% | $2,460,940 |
| 2 | Florida | 53.62% | $96,264,565 |
| 3 | Nevada | 51.12% | $11,010,104 |
| 4 | New York | 46.26% | $79,488,609 |
| 5 | Texas | 44.52% | $81,990,700 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 43.85% | $16,284,881 |
| 7 | Montana | 42.92% | $2,690,156 |
| 8 | Arkansas | 42.22% | $4,814,153 |
| 9 | Utah | 41.16% | $7,477,634 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 41.04% | $14,547,566 |
| 11 | South Dakota | 40.46% | $2,020,508 |
| 12 | Louisiana | 38.72% | $6,806,423 |
| 13 | California | 38.60% | $122,452,981 |
| 14 | Illinois | 38.39% | $32,677,874 |
| 15 | Georgia | 38.31% | $21,001,340 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 38.29% | $3,297,109 |
| 17 | Idaho | 38.20% | $3,392,957 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 38.19% | $26,646,912 |
| 19 | Arizona | 38.00% | $14,438,918 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 37.80% | $5,622,529 |
| 21 | Missouri | 37.16% | $10,481,163 |
| 22 | South Carolina | 37.05% | $8,867,845 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 37.03% | $3,704,671 |
| 24 | Alabama | 36.15% | $6,778,809 |
| 25 | Kansas | 35.79% | $5,066,051 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 35.54% | $11,024,109 |
| 27 | Indiana | 35.52% | $10,518,818 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | 35.41% | $3,946,877 |
| 29 | North Carolina | 35.28% | $19,037,365 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 35.09% | $26,128,752 |
| 31 | Michigan | 35.01% | $16,650,121 |
| 32 | Ohio | 34.60% | $18,842,538 |
| 33 | Colorado | 34.51% | $14,894,687 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 34.41% | $1,521,767 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 34.26% | $5,451,182 |
| 36 | New Jersey | 33.78% | $26,899,308 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 33.58% | $2,150,700 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 33.57% | $2,455,554 |
| 39 | Iowa | 33.16% | $4,813,252 |
| 40 | Virginia | 32.94% | $19,239,261 |
| 41 | Minnesota | 32.64% | $11,524,941 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 32.30% | $2,380,544 |
| 43 | Washington | 32.06% | $20,012,467 |
| 44 | Vermont | 32.04% | $1,078,255 |
| 45 | Maine | 30.48% | $1,976,671 |
| 46 | Maryland | 30.45% | $12,675,749 |
| 47 | Delaware | 30.38% | $1,647,326 |
| 48 | Oregon | 30.37% | $6,773,041 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 30.28% | $1,647,747 |
| 50 | Alaska | 26.37% | $1,016,945 |
In states like California, Texas, and New York, the share of taxes paid by the top 1% ranges from 39% to 46%, but the dollar amounts are higher due to population scale.
California’s top earners alone account for more than $122 billion in income taxes, the largest total contribution of any state. High adjusted gross incomes—often above $2 million—mean that even moderate tax-share percentages translate into substantial revenue.
States further down the ranking, such as Oklahoma, Arizona, and Idaho, still see the top 1% paying about 38% of income taxes. Alaska sits at the bottom, with top earners paying 26%. Across nearly every state, the top 1% shoulder between one-third and one-half of total income taxes.
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2025-12-02 21:09:03
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The wealth of America’s top 1% sits around $52 trillion today, rising by $4 trillion over the year.
Overall, the top 1% of U.S. earners need to make around $800,000 or more in salary per household. Meanwhile, about 30% of American households earned less than $50,000 last year, highlighting clear divides in wage distribution across the country.
This graphic shows income inequality by state, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
In 2024, the U.S. Gini coefficient was 0.48, representing a high degree of inequality.
Effectively, a score of one means that a single person would earn all of the income, and 0 would represent perfect equality. Last year, the top 20% of earners pocketed 52.2% of the country’s income according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In contrast, the bottom fifth of earners received just 3.1%.
Yet, income is distributed differently across states. Last year, income inequality was the most severe in Washington, D.C. and New York, each with a 0.52 Gini index score.
| State | Gini Coefficient 2024 |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0.52 |
| New York | 0.52 |
| Connecticut | 0.50 |
| Louisiana | 0.49 |
| California | 0.49 |
| Massachusetts | 0.48 |
| Illinois | 0.48 |
| Florida | 0.48 |
| Texas | 0.48 |
| North Carolina | 0.48 |
| Mississippi | 0.48 |
| Pennsylvania | 0.47 |
| Tennessee | 0.47 |
| Alabama | 0.47 |
| Georgia | 0.47 |
| Washington | 0.47 |
| New Mexico | 0.47 |
| Arkansas | 0.47 |
| Rhode Island | 0.47 |
| New Jersey | 0.47 |
| Kentucky | 0.47 |
| Oklahoma | 0.47 |
| Virginia | 0.47 |
| Michigan | 0.47 |
| West Virginia | 0.47 |
| South Carolina | 0.47 |
| Nevada | 0.47 |
| Missouri | 0.46 |
| Ohio | 0.46 |
| Arizona | 0.46 |
| Colorado | 0.46 |
| Wyoming | 0.46 |
| Montana | 0.46 |
| North Dakota | 0.46 |
| Maine | 0.46 |
| Maryland | 0.46 |
| Kansas | 0.46 |
| Oregon | 0.46 |
| Vermont | 0.46 |
| Hawaii | 0.45 |
| Indiana | 0.45 |
| Minnesota | 0.45 |
| Delaware | 0.45 |
| New Hampshire | 0.45 |
| Nebraska | 0.45 |
| South Dakota | 0.44 |
| Wisconsin | 0.44 |
| Alaska | 0.44 |
| Iowa | 0.44 |
| Idaho | 0.43 |
| Utah | 0.42 |
In Washington, D.C. the top 20% of earners made 27 times more than the bottom 20% in 2023 according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, which is the highest ratio of any state between the top and bottom quintiles.
New York, on the other hand, is home to more billionaires than any other state except for California, creating huge disparities in income. Since 2019, real wage growth among the Big Apple’s top 3% soared 34.5%, more than triple all other income tiers.
Falling near the U.S. average are Florida, Texas, and Massachusetts, providing a more representative picture of income inequality in the country.
In comparison, Utah ranks lowest overall, a position it has regularly held for some time. Utah has the sixth-highest employment share (65.4%) in the country, keeping average family incomes more even.
Along with this, Utah has one of the best social mobility index scores nationwide, likely influenced by narrower wage disparities.
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2025-12-02 02:25:42
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“Home bias” is a common tendency for investors to invest in domestic assets.
This pattern is especially pronounced among U.S. investors—likely influenced by the country’s outsized role in global financial markets. Similarly, Japanese investors heavily concentrate their investments in local assets.
This graphic shows how different countries invest across equities and bonds, based on data from Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research.
Below, we show the equity portfolios of countries across U.S. equities, domestic equities, and global equities:
| Country | U.S. Equities | Domestic Equities | Rest of World Equities (ex U.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|
 U.S. |
78% | N/A | 22% |
 Norway |
48% | 12% | 40% |
 Canada |
45% | 49% | 6% |
 Denmark |
43% | 40% | 17% |
 Australia |
37% | 33% | 30% |
 Euro Area |
36% | 46% | 18% |
 United Kingdom |
34% | 19% | 47% |
 Sweden |
31% | 50% | 19% |
 New Zealand |
27% | 53% | 20% |
 Switzerland |
26% | 32% | 42% |
 Japan |
19% | 78% | 3% |
U.S. investors keep 78% of their equity holdings in domestic markets, a share comparable to Japan.
In contrast, many countries allocate a significant portion of their portfolios to U.S. equities, such as Norway (48%) and Canada (45%). Notably, Norwegian investors hold only 12% of their equity allocation in domestic stocks, despite strong average annualized returns of 13.7% since 2020.
UK investors display a similar outward tilt, holding just 19% of their equities at home. This is likely influenced by weak stock market performance and the lingering effects of Brexit. Since 2020, the FTSE 100 has delivered less than 5% in annualized returns.
The below table shows how countries illustrate more of a home bias when it comes to bonds:
| Country | U.S. Bonds | Domestic Bonds | Rest of World Bonds (ex U.S.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
U.S. |
77% | N/A | 23% |
|
Norway |
28% | 19% | 53% |
|
Canada |
24% | 69% | 7% |
|
Denmark |
5% | 65% | 30% |
|
Australia |
5% | 62% | 33% |
|
Euro Area |
14% | 69% | 16% |
|
United Kingdom |
25% | 63% | 13% |
|
Sweden |
10% | 66% | 24% |
|
New Zealand |
19% | 47% | 35% |
|
Switzerland |
33% | 54% | 13% |
|
Japan |
14% | 80% | 7% |
As we can see, Japanese investors illustrate the strongest home bias, with 80% of fixed income investments held domestically.
Meanwhile, European investors also mirror this trend, with 69% allocated into domestic bonds. Factors such as familiarity and potential tax advantages may influence this trend.
For investors diversifying abroad, Switzerland has the highest allocation in U.S. bonds, at 33%. This is likely influenced by the strength of its currency, and comparatively higher U.S. bond yields given Switzerland’s current 0% interest rate.
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2025-12-01 23:28:08
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Greenhouse gas emissions have shifted across the world over the last three decades. The data for this visualization comes from the European Commission’s EDGAR database. It tracks greenhouse gas emissions per capita across the G20 from 1990 through 2024. The dataset accounts for CO₂-equivalent emissions in tonnes per capita. Land use, land-use change, and forestry are not included.
While fossil-fuel-dependent economies continue to rank high, advanced industrial economies in Europe have seen marked declines. Rapidly growing middle-income countries have increased their emissions but remain far below Western levels on a per-capita basis.
Saudi Arabia (22.8 tonnes), Australia (22.3 tonnes), Canada (19.8 tonnes), and the United States (17.3 tonnes) remain among the highest per-capita emitters in 2024.
These levels reflect carbon-intensive power systems, large transportation footprints, and high consumption patterns. Russia, a big producer of fossil fuels, completes the top five with 18.02 tonnes per capita.
| Rank (2024) | Country (t CO2eq/cap) | 1990 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Saudi Arabia |
14.49 | 22.79 |
| 2 |
Australia |
27.03 | 22.26 |
| 3 |
Canada |
21.32 | 19.76 |
| 4 |
 Russia |
20.71 | 18.02 |
| 5 |
United States |
24.62 | 17.34 |
| 6 |
 South Korea |
7.25 | 12.83 |
| 7 |
 China |
3.17 | 10.81 |
| 8 |
 South Africa |
10.84 | 9.31 |
| 9 |
Japan |
10.41 | 8.52 |
| 10 |
 Germany |
15.62 | 8.17 |
| 11 |
 Argentina |
7.73 | 7.95 |
| 12 |
EU |
11.58 | 7.14 |
| 13 |
 Türkiye |
4.19 | 6.76 |
| 14 |
 Italy |
8.83 | 6.32 |
| 15 |
 Brazil |
4.35 | 5.93 |
| 16 |
 France |
9.32 | 5.68 |
| 17 |
United Kingdom |
13.61 | 5.63 |
| 18 |
 Mexico |
5.16 | 4.91 |
| 19 |
 Indonesia |
1.86 | 4.69 |
| 20 |
 India |
1.56 | 3.04 |
China’s per-capita emissions increased sharply, rising from 3.17 tonnes in 1990 to 10.81 tonnes in 2024.
Yet even at this level, it remains below the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Saudi Arabia. South Korea and Türkiye also saw significant increases as industrial output expanded. India and Indonesia remain among the lowest emitters on a per-person basis, despite rapid economic growth.
Germany cut its per-capita emissions from 15.6 tonnes to 8.2 tonnes, while the UK saw an even larger drop—from 13.6 tonnes to 5.6 tonnes.
France, Italy, and the broader EU also show reductions of roughly 40–50% over the period. These declines reflect shifts toward renewable energy, energy-efficiency mandates, and broader economic transitions away from heavy industry. Japan followed a similar trend, falling from 10.4 tonnes to 8.5 tonnes.
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2025-12-01 21:05:57
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The map above highlights how credit card delinquency varies widely across the U.S. in 2025.
These figures represent the share of credit card accounts that became 30 or more days past due from Q1 to Q2. The data for this visualization comes from WalletHub.
The Deep South stands out with the nation’s highest delinquency rates. Mississippi tops the list at 37%, followed by Louisiana at 32% and Alabama at 31%.
These levels are far above the national norm and suggest elevated financial pressures, including lower median incomes and higher reliance on revolving debt. Several neighboring states—Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and South Carolina—also exceed 25%.
| Rank | State | Credit Card Delinquency (Q1-Q2, 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi | 36.69% |
| 2 | Louisiana | 32.11% |
| 3 | Alabama | 30.52% |
| 4 | Arkansas | 28.11% |
| 5 | South Carolina | 25.49% |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 25.43% |
| 7 | Texas | 24.77% |
| 8 | Tennessee | 24.62% |
| 9 | North Carolina | 24.19% |
| 10 | Kentucky | 24.07% |
| 11 | Indiana | 23.92% |
| 12 | West Virginia | 23.71% |
| 13 | Delaware | 22.76% |
| 14 | Georgia | 22.40% |
| 15 | Missouri | 22.26% |
| 16 | New Mexico | 21.37% |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 21.08% |
| 18 | Michigan | 20.89% |
| 19 | South Dakota | 20.64% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 20.23% |
| 21 | Kansas | 19.76% |
| 22 | Arizona | 19.72% |
| 23 | Nebraska | 19.71% |
| 24 | Ohio | 19.66% |
| 25 | Maryland | 19.45% |
| 26 | Minnesota | 19.17% |
| 27 | Virginia | 19.09% |
| 28 | Nevada | 18.58% |
| 29 | Idaho | 18.42% |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 18.35% |
| 31 | Maine | 18.27% |
| 32 | Connecticut | 18.16% |
| 33 | Oregon | 17.87% |
| 34 | Montana | 17.17% |
| 35 | Alaska | 16.90% |
| 36 | Colorado | 16.85% |
| 37 | Illinois | 16.58% |
| 38 | New Jersey | 16.57% |
| 39 | North Dakota | 16.26% |
| 40 | New Hampshire | 15.59% |
| 41 | New York | 15.53% |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 15.21% |
| 43 | California | 15.08% |
| 44 | Washington | 14.99% |
| 45 | Utah | 14.94% |
| 46 | Hawaii | 14.90% |
| 47 | Massachusetts | 14.68% |
| 48 | Vermont | 14.67% |
| 49 | Iowa | 14.36% |
| 50 | Florida | 13.99% |
Most states across the Midwest and Northeast report delinquency shares between 15% and 21%. These levels reflect more stable household budgets and stronger credit profiles.
States like Iowa (14%) and Minnesota (19%) show some of the lowest delinquency rates, pointing to higher financial resilience.
The Western U.S. presents a more mixed landscape. California, Washington, Utah, and Hawaii all sit near the lower end at around 15%, suggesting relatively healthy consumer finances despite high living costs.
Meanwhile, states like Arizona and Nevada land closer to 19–20% in late payments.
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2025-12-01 04:12:34
While the U.S. ended federal Prohibition in 1933, local restrictions on alcohol still persist across the country to this day. As shown in this map, based on work by Wikipedia user Mr. Matté, many counties remain “dry,” banning the sale of alcohol entirely, or “moist,” allowing only limited sales.
The data, crowdsourced from local government sites and media reports, reveals that alcohol restrictions are concentrated in the South, particularly in states like Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Arkansas stands out the most in the map above, with a patchwork of red and orange counties indicating either total bans or partial restrictions on alcohol sales. In fact, the state has long struggled with outdated liquor laws, where even grocery stores in “moist” counties may be prohibited from selling wine or spirits.
Here’s what the terminology means:
Even within “wet” counties, individual towns may choose to remain dry, and in “dry” counties, specific towns or establishments can apply for exemptions, creating a legal maze for consumers and businesses alike.
According to the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association, the number of dry counties has dropped significantly since the mid-20th century. In Texas, for example, only three dry counties remain.
Nonetheless, the persistence of these regulations reflects longstanding cultural attitudes and the influence of local referenda. While national consumption of spirits is rising, especially in certain states, the map shows that alcohol availability is still very much a local matter.
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