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2021 Colorado Individual Statistics of Income
Federal Return Data
Table 4. Source of Income by Size of Federal Adjusted Gross Income
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This table summarizes taxable sources of income reported on full-year resident federal returns by size of federal adjusted gross income (AGI). This is income before adjustments and deductions.
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Part 1: Number of Returns
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Size of Federal AGIWage IncomeTaxable InterestOrdinary DividendsTaxable Individual Retirement Arrangement DistributionsTaxable Pensions and AnnuitiesTaxable
Social
Security
Benefits		Capital Gain or LossTaxable RefundsAlimony ReceivedSchedule C
Net Profit or Loss from Business		Other Gains or LossesSchedule E
Supplemental Income or Loss		Schedule F
Net Profit or Loss from Farming ¹		Unemployment CompensationOther IncomeTotal Income ²
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Negative Income6,3519,4916,1091,9792,473399,020420239,5982,0679,6322,0331,2177,77220,252
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$0 under $10K164,37042,44425,68910,96818,3731,07124,94084819344,4769489,6851,2117,06210,646240,204
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$10K under $20K186,83043,15626,14715,82727,99815,81127,5451,23748154,9511,22012,8491,35228,0099,526256,731
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$20K under $30K198,45042,96824,87214,76828,11231,28626,6241,73742243,6991,21112,7991,24033,8688,889247,788
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$30K under $40K216,67544,97026,40414,02427,88027,69628,0772,63850236,1011,21213,3621,20226,2358,928251,763
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$40K under $50K189,81145,63828,38714,65128,27926,19129,7494,04066330,2391,14314,5351,22317,8448,845218,186
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$50K under $60K154,81245,47129,95315,26228,13525,58531,0145,63766725,7241,15015,1001,18712,7708,290179,720
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$60K under $75K180,25266,34945,46723,14740,91637,16546,25110,78187532,7861,75123,4321,77413,44111,335213,260
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$75K under $100K213,22598,58971,27235,58958,81851,71371,78719,0101,00343,7022,80237,9592,56715,18316,186254,354
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$100K under $200K368,358226,528180,09379,941116,25191,089181,80341,6801,19888,7458,13499,5655,24921,42336,442436,620
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$200K under $500K156,489128,572118,79038,85844,41533,883124,59910,95033743,8248,86272,2662,6895,56421,848183,379
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$500K under $1M26,15527,25825,2936,2175,7525,70027,1211,203388,3853,87620,0816545595,49931,587
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$1M and over12,66115,36413,9642,9302,4743,14015,092540164,6053,94412,9894911744,55416,193
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Total2,074,439836,798622,440274,161429,876350,369643,622100,7216,418466,83538,320354,25422,872183,349158,7602,550,037
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Part 2: Source of Income
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Size of Federal AGIWage IncomeTaxable InterestOrdinary DividendsTaxable Individual Retirement Arrangement DistributionsTaxable Pensions and AnnuitiesTaxable
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Security
Benefits		Capital Gain or LossTaxable RefundsAlimony ReceivedSchedule C
Net Profit or Loss from Business		Other Gains or LossesSchedule E
Supplemental Income or Loss		Schedule F
Net Profit or Loss from Farming ¹		Unemployment CompensationOther IncomeTotal Income ²
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Negative Income$326,052,921 $37,590,258 $46,029,087 $36,592,936 $35,496,957 $150,259 $241,596,592 $1,052,991 $618,698 ($218,309,281)($75,968,230)($1,097,082,758)($117,543,775)$17,401,179 ($1,506,077,744)($2,273,972,372)
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$0 under $10K$950,862,073 $13,688,056 $31,746,254 $46,946,806 $84,128,088 $3,499,701 $29,736,364 $596,214 $1,097,241 $138,853,617 $161,642 ($25,858,725)($11,449,867)$41,319,818 ($51,775,606)$1,253,378,382
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$10K under $20K$2,616,933,361 $20,761,370 $51,585,433 $123,758,157 $273,980,383 $25,087,484 $71,477,607 $791,907 $5,242,149 $411,574,623 $1,420,205 $10,991,962 ($12,094,611)$324,520,595 ($14,483,551)$3,911,325,325
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$20K under $30K$4,561,397,047 $21,896,260 $56,860,403 $149,721,746 $382,817,957 $106,762,669 $97,982,163 $1,153,154 $5,987,004 $410,351,001 $1,245,670 $19,932,446 ($18,102,988)$484,670,388 ($3,394,937)$6,279,242,155
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$30K under $40K$7,037,133,580 $21,081,203 $60,151,362 $159,170,967 $459,316,781 $186,954,629 $102,001,386 $1,736,141 $8,473,838 $397,122,932 $1,779,731 $62,945,223 ($16,905,792)$403,692,993 ($4,772,359)$8,879,870,637
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$40K under $50K$7,909,954,026 $23,144,475 $70,845,881 $186,148,738 $565,095,801 $274,774,786 $130,295,057 $2,534,436 $12,215,590 $369,357,989 ($3,009,020)$78,004,341 ($15,476,801)$262,370,212 $5,876,167 $9,872,280,457
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$50K under $60K$7,820,299,026 $25,627,600 $84,268,880 $217,267,864 $662,754,834 $352,078,457 $160,948,760 $3,654,590 $14,427,231 $332,234,177 $4,766,534 $101,059,916 ($14,852,189)$180,301,868 $307,267 $9,945,008,240
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$60K under $75K$10,951,173,243 $41,177,193 $144,394,784 $382,189,016 $1,154,872,777 $622,341,548 $281,413,543 $6,823,108 $21,460,008 $466,235,601 $6,525,255 $205,607,360 ($20,534,741)$186,992,404 $8,014,269 $14,458,740,845
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$75K under $100K$16,227,851,744 $71,763,582 $270,067,785 $716,043,062 $1,977,758,254 $1,054,704,419 $573,441,956 $12,863,504 $32,463,532 $674,911,553 $9,770,151 $418,592,259 ($31,926,825)$213,446,926 $22,111,269 $22,243,098,890
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$100K under $200K$42,757,490,255 $242,016,723 $1,051,329,005 $2,550,314,123 $5,032,794,335 $2,297,167,121 $2,726,357,209 $32,703,465 $64,340,268 $1,754,115,881 $45,103,132 $2,090,366,069 ($60,337,899)$298,351,880 $144,705,785 $61,023,588,501
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$200K under $500K$33,269,073,374 $286,851,785 $1,574,924,892 $2,178,543,944 $2,466,746,463 $988,066,234 $6,216,654,862 $13,224,413 $37,331,259 $1,731,065,675 $77,104,312 $4,846,083,165 ($44,799,101)$77,076,726 $183,884,928 $53,899,486,393
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$500K under $1M$10,053,792,437 $174,807,005 $888,893,618 $486,641,644 $341,586,622 $176,187,093 $4,638,967,788 $3,105,664 $7,659,783 $599,885,946 $47,897,505 $4,050,913,282 ($20,432,099)$8,265,526 $100,130,325 $21,558,073,963
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$1M and over$11,843,998,773 $1,060,202,358 $2,849,279,924 $423,957,110 $182,109,837 $102,012,747 $27,568,423,508 $3,545,035 $3,325,588 $706,602,290 $224,520,436 $10,889,511,772 ($47,443,579)$2,449,533 $373,645,660 $56,172,201,909
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Total$156,326,011,860 $2,040,607,868 $7,180,377,308 $7,657,296,113 $13,619,459,089 $6,189,787,147 $42,839,296,795 $83,784,622 $214,642,189 $7,774,002,004 $341,317,323 $21,651,066,312 ($431,900,267)$2,500,860,048 ($741,828,527)$267,222,323,325
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Source: Federal individual income tax returns (full-year residents only)
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¹ Farm income summarized in this report only includes up to the first two Schedule Fs per return. It is possible that more than two Schedule Fs were filed with some returns.
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² The Total Income values represent tax returns that reported any amount for Total Income (2021 IRS Form 1040, Line 9). The total counts show the distinct number of tax returns with any number of income sources. The total dollar values may not be a sum of the income sources listed due to filing discrepancies.
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Prepared by: Office of Research and Analysis, Taxation Division, Colorado Department of Revenue | dor_ora@state.co.us
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Data extracted: August 24, 2023
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Publish date: October 2025
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