2017 Kentucky Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Kentucky paid $9,604 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $4,916 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Kentucky
Health $2,862.80
* Includes $1,237.62 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,099.37 for Medicare
* Includes $103.76 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $53.59 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,285.62
* Includes $1,058.74 for Military Contractors
* Includes $477.97 for Military Personnel
* Includes $158.53 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $67.65 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,364.20
Unemployment and Labor $712.72
* Includes $197.36 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $52.76 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $10.51 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $579.48
* Includes $281.42 for Income Support
* Includes $237.19 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $391.60
* Includes $231.70 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $74.22 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $383.54
* Includes $280.74 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $74.33 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $376.99
* Includes $66.45 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $52.14 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.00 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $210.83
* Includes $165.92 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $49.77 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $130.94
* Includes $26.02 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $10.61 for National Park Service
International Affairs $125.56
* Includes $87.62 for Department of State
* Includes $33.83 for Foreign Aid
Science $100.44
* Includes $59.70 for NASA
* Includes $23.69 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $79.27
* Includes $32.45 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $16.95 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $9,604
US AVERAGE $14,520

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