Amount of Income Tax Americans Paid From 1940 To 2014

From The Washington Post, The Fix, "Americans paid more income tax in 2014 than ever before. Here’s where it went." by Philip Bump:

Americans paid $1.4 trillion in income tax in 2014.

Source: The Washington Post

Source: The Washington Post

Americans paid about $4,400 per person in taxes last year.

Source: The Washington Post