Figure 5: Maine and U.S. Personal Income Tax Burden by Income Group, 1995

Note: Data are for non-elderly married couples; top three income ranges account for 20% of couples.
Source: “Who Pays? A Distribution Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States,” published by Citizens for Tax Justice and The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, June 1996.

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