Probably less than 1.5 million (out of around 350 million Americans) – which is very close to zero percent.
184.7 Million People Paid Into Social Security in 2026: Why it Isn’t Enough
The actual title is a misnomer: “Millionaires Stop Paying Into Social Security by Early March. Here’s the Fight Over Changing That” in that it seems to confuse those having one million in assets with those earning one million dollars per year.
Perhaps 7 million earn more than the current Social Security cap at $184,500.
