![Tax Data show evidence of strong income gains for higher-income families and only muted decreases for lower- and moderate-income families in 2020 Tax Data show evidence of strong income gains for higher-income families and only muted decreases for lower- and moderate-income families in 2020](https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_1722164458.jpg?w=1030&h=580&crop=1)
Tax Data show evidence of strong income gains for higher-income families and only muted decreases for lower- and moderate-income families in 2020
![60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation 60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation](https://files.taxfoundation.org/legacy/docs/Transfer%20Income%20and%20Taxes%202009.png)
60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation
![60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation 60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation](https://files.taxfoundation.org/legacy/docs/Ratio%20of%20Taxes%20and%20Transfers%202009.png)
60 Percent of Households Now Receive More in Transfer Income Than they Pay in Taxes | Tax Foundation
![A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities A Guide to Statistics on Historical Trends in Income Inequality | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities](https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/styles/report_580_high_dpi/public/atoms/files/1-13-20pov-f2.png?itok=dnfufzrZ)