Table 3.—The BEA and IRS Measures of AGI and the AGI Gap by Type of Income, 1959–97

[Billions of dollars]

Year BEA-derived AGI IRS AGI AGI gap Wage and salary disbursements Proprietors' income Rental income of persons Personal dividend and personal interest income Taxable pensions and annuities Taxable unemployment compensation Taxable social security benefits
Farm Nonfarm Total Personal dividend income Personal interest income
1959339.1305.134.07.77.19.7–0.17.90.87.11.700
1960351.4315.536.08.86.410.108.71.27.61.900
1961365.8329.936.07.55.611.5.48.91.27.72.100
1962387.8348.739.19.16.211.8.49.41.28.22.200
1963409.2368.840.48.37.012.6.79.41.38.12.400
1964442.2396.745.610.26.314.1.811.42.09.52.800
1965479.8429.250.611.77.114.21.213.32.311.03.200
1966521.7468.553.313.57.315.91.012.0.511.53.500
1967555.4504.850.611.05.716.6.912.4.511.94.000
1968609.3554.454.913.65.517.0.713.7.912.94.300
1969663.3603.559.712.47.718.7.715.2.714.55.000
1970699.3631.767.613.19.320.5.917.71.016.76.100
1971744.8673.671.213.38.323.7.818.31.416.97.100
1972825.5746.079.510.810.928.81.619.22.017.28.200
1973926.1827.199.016.416.732.21.523.53.420.18.600
19741,005.4905.599.88.817.838.1.425.22.722.59.500
19751,048.0947.8100.213.612.642.2.121.11.020.010.700
19761,169.11,053.9115.213.211.753.6–.425.33.821.511.800
19771,297.61,158.5139.119.39.961.31.834.56.228.312.300
19781,469.61,302.4167.124.713.073.52.238.97.331.614.900
19791,658.51,465.4193.119.715.384.63.950.69.241.418.5.40
19801,831.61,613.7217.921.319.689.27.156.512.544.123.4.80
19812,016.31,772.6243.721.021.390.512.568.722.446.328.8.90
19822,094.71,852.1242.616.517.595.515.562.118.443.733.52.00
19832,225.71,942.6283.123.529.5109.915.662.723.439.339.32.60
19842,473.32,139.9333.427.528.8141.419.962.728.933.747.21.34.6
19852,629.92,306.0323.941.825.0147.222.434.822.112.748.21.43.2
19862,848.32,481.7366.655.129.5147.219.545.319.725.665.71.23.1
19873,125.42,773.8351.676.332.6121.615.145.727.518.155.02.62.8
19883,415.83,083.0332.880.036.6122.98.337.923.114.842.41.92.8
19893,658.63,256.4402.3108.231.0127.43.971.640.930.754.82.43.0
19903,813.23,405.4407.8112.828.4134.44.467.442.025.454.32.83.0
19913,864.43,464.5399.9100.430.9139.37.465.343.821.549.83.63.2
19924,108.33,629.1479.2127.332.4165.112.072.932.740.256.68.34.5
19934,260.03,723.3536.7145.439.0200.510.171.531.639.956.77.36.1
19944,485.73,907.5578.2154.328.5223.512.784.050.533.563.43.98.0
19954,766.44,189.4577.0162.837.3246.415.535.935.2.767.72.68.8
19965,151.64,536.0615.6188.032.1278.113.424.545.4–20.969.23.27.2
19975,604.04,973.6630.3186.929.9301.210.220.649.7–29.172.63.35.7

AGI Adjusted gross income

BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis

IRS Internal Revenue Service