2017 Montana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Montana paid $9,944 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $4,575 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Montana
Health $2,964.15
* Includes $1,281.44 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,138.29 for Medicare
* Includes $107.44 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $55.49 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,366.54
* Includes $1,096.22 for Military Contractors
* Includes $494.89 for Military Personnel
* Includes $164.14 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $70.05 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,412.50
Unemployment and Labor $737.95
* Includes $204.35 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $54.63 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $10.89 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $599.00
* Includes $291.39 for Income Support
* Includes $245.59 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $405.46
* Includes $239.91 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $76.85 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $397.12
* Includes $290.68 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $76.97 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $390.34
* Includes $68.80 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $53.98 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.82 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $218.29
* Includes $171.79 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $51.53 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $135.57
* Includes $26.94 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $10.98 for National Park Service
International Affairs $130.01
* Includes $90.72 for Department of State
* Includes $35.03 for Foreign Aid
Science $103.00
* Includes $61.81 for NASA
* Includes $24.53 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $82.08
* Includes $33.60 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $17.55 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $9,944
US AVERAGE $14,520

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