2017 Delaware Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Delaware paid $11,720 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $2,799 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Delaware
Health $3,493.55
* Includes $1,510.30 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,341.59 for Medicare
* Includes $126.63 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $65.40 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,789.20
* Includes $1,292.01 for Military Contractors
* Includes $583.27 for Military Personnel
* Includes $193.46 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $82.56 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,664.77
Unemployment and Labor $869.75
* Includes $240.84 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $64.39 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.83 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $707.16
* Includes $343.43 for Income Support
* Includes $289.45 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $477.87
* Includes $282.76 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $90.58 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $468.05
* Includes $342.59 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $90.71 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $460.05
* Includes $81.09 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $63.62 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $28.07 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $257.28
* Includes $202.48 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $60.74 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $159.79
* Includes $31.75 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $12.94 for National Park Service
International Affairs $153.23
* Includes $106.92 for Department of State
* Includes $41.28 for Foreign Aid
Science $122.57
* Includes $72.85 for NASA
* Includes $28.91 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $96.74
* Includes $39.60 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $20.69 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $11,720
US AVERAGE $14,520

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