Where Your 2021 Taxes Went

This chart shows how each one of your income tax dollars was spent by the federal government in the last fiscal year.

• Get your personalized tax receipt, or see an average tax for your state.

Note: Our federal income taxes pay for everything from the military to education, from federal prisons to cancer research. There are other federal taxes you probably pay, too – like social security and Medicare taxes. But only income taxes are included in the tax dollar.