Who pays state and federal taxes in Oklahoma — in 2 charts

Gene Perry // October 4, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
OK Policy Articles & Research //

[Update: A previous version of chart #1 incorrectly said 2011. The chart is based on 2009/2010 American Community Survey data.]

1) 44 percent of Oklahomans owed no federal income tax in 2010. The vast majority were workers, elderly, disabled, or students.

2) Poor and middle class Oklahomans pay a greater percentage of their incomes in state and local taxes than do the wealthiest.

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Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.