2017 Georgia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Georgia paid $12,858 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $1,661 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Georgia
Health $3,832.77
* Includes $1,656.95 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,471.85 for Medicare
* Includes $138.92 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $71.75 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $3,060.03
* Includes $1,417.46 for Military Contractors
* Includes $639.91 for Military Personnel
* Includes $212.24 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $90.58 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,826.41
Unemployment and Labor $954.20
* Includes $264.23 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $70.64 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $14.08 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $775.82
* Includes $376.77 for Income Support
* Includes $317.56 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $524.28
* Includes $310.21 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $99.37 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $513.49
* Includes $375.86 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $99.52 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $504.72
* Includes $88.96 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $69.80 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $30.80 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $282.26
* Includes $222.14 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $66.64 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $175.30
* Includes $34.83 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $14.20 for National Park Service
International Affairs $168.10
* Includes $117.30 for Department of State
* Includes $45.29 for Foreign Aid
Science $134.47
* Includes $79.93 for NASA
* Includes $31.72 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $106.13
* Includes $43.44 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $22.70 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $12,858
US AVERAGE $14,520

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