2016 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $18,367 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $4,316 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,346.31 |
| * Includes $2,268.77 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,094.85 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $89.13 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $4,300.60 |
| * Includes $912.97 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $222.50 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $118.69 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,429.54 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,375.42 |
| * Includes $101.28 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $40.44 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,093.55 |
| * Includes $495.74 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $428.63 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $824.42 |
| * Includes $481.17 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $57.38 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $774.47 |
| * Includes $82.00 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $43.04 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $33.86 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $589.62 |
| * Includes $30.53 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $13.04 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $519.87 |
| * Includes $181.80 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $142.42 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.94 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $381.82 |
| * Includes $67.87 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $13.98 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $293.20 |
| * Includes $48.98 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $13.12 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $247.88 |
| * Includes $185.78 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $37.04 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $190.30 |
| * Includes $114.81 for NASA | |
| * Includes $42.34 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $18,367 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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