2016 Louisiana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Louisiana paid $12,331 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $1,719 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,589.34 |
| * Includes $1,523.18 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,406.41 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $59.84 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $2,887.28 |
| * Includes $612.94 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $149.38 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $79.69 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,631.11 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $923.41 |
| * Includes $67.99 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $27.15 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $734.17 |
| * Includes $332.82 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $287.77 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $553.49 |
| * Includes $323.04 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $38.52 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $519.95 |
| * Includes $55.05 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $28.89 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $22.73 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $395.85 |
| * Includes $20.49 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $8.75 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $349.02 |
| * Includes $122.05 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $95.62 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.63 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $256.34 |
| * Includes $45.57 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $9.39 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $196.84 |
| * Includes $32.88 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $8.81 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $166.42 |
| * Includes $124.72 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $24.87 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $127.76 |
| * Includes $77.08 for NASA | |
| * Includes $28.43 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $12,331 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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