2016 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $18,997 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $4,946 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,529.69 |
| * Includes $2,346.59 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,166.70 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $92.18 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $4,448.12 |
| * Includes $944.29 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $230.13 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $122.76 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,512.87 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,422.60 |
| * Includes $104.75 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $41.83 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,131.06 |
| * Includes $512.75 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $443.33 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $852.70 |
| * Includes $497.67 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $59.34 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $801.03 |
| * Includes $84.81 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $44.51 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $35.02 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $609.84 |
| * Includes $31.57 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $13.48 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $537.70 |
| * Includes $188.03 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $147.31 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.97 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $394.92 |
| * Includes $70.20 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $14.46 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $303.26 |
| * Includes $50.66 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $13.57 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $256.38 |
| * Includes $192.15 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $38.31 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $196.83 |
| * Includes $118.75 for NASA | |
| * Includes $43.80 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $18,997 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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