50% of the U.S.'s income goes to the top 10% of earners,
36% to the top 5%,
21% to the top 1%,
17% to the top 0.5%, and
10% to the top 0.1%.
Share of the nation's income over time by earning bracket (including capital gains) ...
The share of the nation's income earned by the top 0.1% ...
For an interesting table and other charts, see (Not) Spreading the Wealth by , August 9, 2011 at The Washington Post.
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Another way to put it is that 1/2 of income goes to the top 1/10 of earners,
1/3 to 1/20,
1/5 to 1/100,
1/6 to 1/200,
1/10 to 1/1000.
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