2017 Colorado Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Colorado paid $14,453 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $66 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Colorado
Health $4,308.22
* Includes $1,862.49 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,654.43 for Medicare
* Includes $156.15 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $80.65 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $3,439.62
* Includes $1,593.29 for Military Contractors
* Includes $719.29 for Military Personnel
* Includes $238.57 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $101.81 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,052.98
Unemployment and Labor $1,072.57
* Includes $297.00 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $79.40 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $15.82 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $872.06
* Includes $423.51 for Income Support
* Includes $356.95 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $589.31
* Includes $348.69 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $111.70 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $577.19
* Includes $422.48 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $111.86 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $567.33
* Includes $99.99 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $78.46 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $34.62 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $317.27
* Includes $249.69 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $74.90 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $197.05
* Includes $39.15 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $15.96 for National Park Service
International Affairs $188.96
* Includes $131.85 for Department of State
* Includes $50.91 for Foreign Aid
Science $151.15
* Includes $89.84 for NASA
* Includes $35.66 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $119.30
* Includes $48.83 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $25.51 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $14,453
US AVERAGE $14,520

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