2015 Louisiana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Louisiana paid $11,519 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $1,459 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,304.11 |
| * Includes $1,508.32 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $39.82 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,923.28 |
| * Includes $626.19 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $80.61 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,573.72 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $922.34 |
| * Includes $68.75 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $26.10 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $683.40 |
| * Includes $300.67 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $273.99 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $530.53 |
| * Includes $328.35 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $31.36 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $409.00 |
| * Includes $136.23 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $96.61 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $334.49 |
| * Includes $54.35 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $30.38 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $221.54 |
| * Includes $43.02 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $8.19 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $184.02 |
| * Includes $37.28 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $8.09 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $172.16 |
| * Includes $34.23 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $29.84 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $133.52 |
| * Includes $22.22 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $4.88 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $126.89 |
| * Includes $76.30 for NASA | |
| * Includes $29.32 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $11,519 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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