2022 the District of Columbia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in the District of Columbia paid $23,745 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $10,377 more than the national average. See where that money went.

the District of Columbia
Health $6,437.17
* Includes $2,757.31 for Medicaid
* Includes $2,184.87 for Medicare
* Includes $76.74 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $34.39 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $4,219.61
* Includes $1,930.73 for Military Contractors
* Includes $842.05 for Military Personnel
* Includes $529.75 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $187.89 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $131.78 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $3,061.92
Education $3,004.63
* Includes $2,514.54 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $478.88 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,994.77
* Includes $612.23 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $33.72 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $33.13 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $1,274.90
* Includes $648.87 for Income Support
* Includes $519.19 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $1,057.32
* Includes $691.78 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $173.33 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $832.90
* Includes $577.39 for Highways
* Includes $125.17 for Public transit
* Includes $12.85 for Railroads
Government $701.88
* Includes $124.39 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $35.26 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $20.50 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $591.84
* Includes $225.06 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $35.19 for Public Housing
* Includes $19.51 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $237.33
* Includes $153.11 for State Department
* Includes $68.04 for Foreign Aid
Science $174.31
* Includes $103.40 for NASA
* Includes $37.63 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $156.43
* Includes $38.39 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $25.25 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $11.42 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $23,745
US AVERAGE $13,367

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