2015 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $17,338 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $4,359 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,973.24 |
| * Includes $2,270.27 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $59.93 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $4,400.02 |
| * Includes $942.52 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $121.33 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,368.71 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,388.28 |
| * Includes $103.48 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $39.28 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,028.63 |
| * Includes $452.56 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $412.39 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $798.53 |
| * Includes $494.22 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $47.21 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $615.62 |
| * Includes $205.05 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $145.41 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $503.47 |
| * Includes $81.81 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $45.73 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $333.46 |
| * Includes $64.75 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $12.33 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $276.98 |
| * Includes $56.11 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $12.18 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $259.12 |
| * Includes $51.52 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $44.92 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $200.96 |
| * Includes $33.45 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $7.34 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $190.99 |
| * Includes $114.84 for NASA | |
| * Includes $44.13 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $17,338 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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