High earners who believe they should pay more tax, by state
67%
67% of high earners in Alaska believed they should pay more tax — the highest figure recorded.
n = 3,031 Americans earning more than $250,000 a year · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
Alaska67%
Wyoming57%
Hawaii56%
Maryland49%
Mississippi47%
0%50%100%
Respondents could select more than one answer, so figures total more than 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,031
- Population
- Americans earning more than $250,000 a year
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- High Earners on Paying More Tax
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "High earners who believe they should pay more tax, by state" Survey of 3,031 Americans earning more than $250,000 a year, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/high-earners-who-believe-they-should-pay-more-tax-by-state
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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