2016 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $11,192 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $2,858 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,257.80 |
| * Includes $1,382.48 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,276.50 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $54.31 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $2,620.59 |
| * Includes $556.32 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $135.58 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $72.33 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,480.45 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $838.12 |
| * Includes $61.71 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $24.64 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $666.36 |
| * Includes $302.08 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $261.19 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $502.36 |
| * Includes $293.20 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $34.96 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $471.92 |
| * Includes $49.97 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $26.22 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $20.63 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $359.29 |
| * Includes $18.60 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $7.94 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $316.78 |
| * Includes $110.78 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $86.79 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.57 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $232.67 |
| * Includes $41.36 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $8.52 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $178.66 |
| * Includes $29.85 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $7.99 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $151.04 |
| * Includes $113.20 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $22.57 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $115.96 |
| * Includes $69.96 for NASA | |
| * Includes $25.80 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $11,192 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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