2016 the United States Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the United States paid $14,051 in federal income taxes in 2016. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,090.00 |
| * Includes $1,735.64 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,602.59 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $68.18 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $3,290.02 |
| * Includes $698.44 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $170.22 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $90.80 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,858.63 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,052.22 |
| * Includes $77.48 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $30.94 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $836.58 |
| * Includes $379.25 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $327.91 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $630.69 |
| * Includes $368.10 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $43.89 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $592.48 |
| * Includes $62.73 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $32.92 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $25.90 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $451.07 |
| * Includes $23.35 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $9.97 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $397.71 |
| * Includes $139.08 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $108.96 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.72 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $292.10 |
| * Includes $51.92 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $10.70 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $224.30 |
| * Includes $37.47 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $10.03 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $189.63 |
| * Includes $142.12 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $28.34 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $145.58 |
| * Includes $87.83 for NASA | |
| * Includes $32.39 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $14,051 |
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