2017 Arkansas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Arkansas paid $10,403 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $4,116 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Arkansas
Health $3,100.97
* Includes $1,340.59 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,190.83 for Medicare
* Includes $112.40 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $58.05 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,475.77
* Includes $1,146.82 for Military Contractors
* Includes $517.73 for Military Personnel
* Includes $171.72 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $73.28 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,477.69
Unemployment and Labor $772.01
* Includes $213.78 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $57.15 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $11.39 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $627.69
* Includes $304.84 for Income Support
* Includes $256.92 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $424.17
* Includes $250.98 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $80.40 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $415.45
* Includes $304.10 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $80.52 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $408.35
* Includes $71.97 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $56.47 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.92 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $228.37
* Includes $179.72 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $53.91 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $141.83
* Includes $28.18 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.49 for National Park Service
International Affairs $136.01
* Includes $94.90 for Department of State
* Includes $36.65 for Foreign Aid
Science $108.80
* Includes $64.67 for NASA
* Includes $25.66 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $85.87
* Includes $35.15 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $18.36 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $10,403
US AVERAGE $14,520

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