2015 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $17,287 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $4,308 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,958.61 |
| * Includes $2,263.59 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $59.75 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $4,387.08 |
| * Includes $939.75 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $120.97 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,361.74 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,384.20 |
| * Includes $103.17 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $39.17 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,025.60 |
| * Includes $451.23 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $411.18 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $796.18 |
| * Includes $492.77 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $47.07 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $613.81 |
| * Includes $204.44 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $144.98 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $501.99 |
| * Includes $81.57 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $45.59 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $332.48 |
| * Includes $64.56 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $12.29 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $276.16 |
| * Includes $55.95 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $12.15 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $258.36 |
| * Includes $51.37 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $44.78 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $200.37 |
| * Includes $33.35 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $7.32 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $190.43 |
| * Includes $114.51 for NASA | |
| * Includes $43.00 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $17,287 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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