SOI Tax Stats - County Data - County, Metropolitan, and Micropolitan Data

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Treasury. Internal Revenue Service. Statistics on Income

Version:  View help for Version V3

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  2011 03/02/2018 01:28:PM
  2012 03/02/2018 01:32:PM
  2013 03/02/2018 01:36:PM
  2014 03/02/2018 03:15:PM
  2015 03/02/2018 01:40:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Treasury. Internal Revenue Service. Statistics on Income. SOI Tax Stats - County Data - County, Metropolitan, and Micropolitan Data. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E101743V3

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title SOI Tax Stats - County Data - County, Metropolitan, and Micropolitan Data
Summary:  View help for Summary The Statistics on Income (SOI) division bases its county income data on the addresses reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS. Data are presented by county (including State totals). The data include:
  • Number of returns, which approximates the number of households
  • Number of personal exemptions, which approximates the population
  • Adjusted gross income
  • Wages and salaries
  • Dividends before exclusion
  • Interest received
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Microdata: Yes                                                                                    
Level of Analysis: State; Local - County                                            
Variables Present: Yes                                                    
File Layout: .xls                                                                               
Codebook: Yes                                                                      
Methods: Yes                                        
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No                            
Publications: No                                                                              
Aggregate Data: No
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.irs.gov/statistics/soi-tax-stats-county-data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms taxes; counties; states (USA); irs
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Counties
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2011 – 2015
Universe:  View help for Universe Counties in all 50 U.S. states
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data; aggregate data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Individual tax returns
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit County

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Published Versions

V3 [2026-04-22]

V2 [2018-03-02]

V1 [2018-03-02]

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