2016 Texas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Texas paid $16,029 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $1,978 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,665.76 |
| * Includes $1,979.97 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,828.19 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $77.78 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $3,753.16 |
| * Includes $796.76 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $194.18 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $103.58 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,120.27 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,200.34 |
| * Includes $88.39 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $35.29 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $954.34 |
| * Includes $432.64 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $374.07 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $719.48 |
| * Includes $419.92 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $50.07 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $675.88 |
| * Includes $71.56 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $37.56 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $29.55 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $514.56 |
| * Includes $26.64 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $11.38 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $453.69 |
| * Includes $158.65 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $124.29 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.82 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $333.22 |
| * Includes $59.23 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $12.20 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $255.88 |
| * Includes $42.75 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $11.45 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $216.32 |
| * Includes $162.13 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $32.33 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $166.08 |
| * Includes $100.20 for NASA | |
| * Includes $36.95 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $16,029 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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