2015 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $10,402 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $2,576 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,983.71 |
| * Includes $1,362.06 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $35.96 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,639.81 |
| * Includes $565.47 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $72.79 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,421.12 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $832.90 |
| * Includes $62.08 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $23.57 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $617.13 |
| * Includes $271.51 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $247.42 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $479.08 |
| * Includes $296.51 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $28.32 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $369.34 |
| * Includes $123.02 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $87.24 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $302.06 |
| * Includes $49.08 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $27.43 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $200.06 |
| * Includes $38.85 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $7.40 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $166.18 |
| * Includes $33.67 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $7.31 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $155.46 |
| * Includes $30.91 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $26.95 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $120.57 |
| * Includes $20.07 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $4.40 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $114.58 |
| * Includes $68.90 for NASA | |
| * Includes $26.47 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $10,402 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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