2017 Nebraska Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Nebraska paid $10,923 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $3,597 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Nebraska
Health $3,255.98
* Includes $1,407.60 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,250.35 for Medicare
* Includes $118.02 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $60.95 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,599.53
* Includes $1,204.14 for Military Contractors
* Includes $543.61 for Military Personnel
* Includes $180.30 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $76.95 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,551.56
Unemployment and Labor $810.60
* Includes $224.46 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $60.01 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $11.96 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $659.07
* Includes $320.07 for Income Support
* Includes $269.77 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $445.38
* Includes $263.53 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $84.42 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $436.22
* Includes $319.30 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $84.54 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $428.76
* Includes $75.57 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $59.30 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.16 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $239.78
* Includes $188.71 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $56.61 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $148.92
* Includes $29.59 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $12.06 for National Park Service
International Affairs $142.81
* Includes $99.65 for Department of State
* Includes $38.48 for Foreign Aid
Science $114.24
* Includes $67.90 for NASA
* Includes $26.95 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $90.16
* Includes $36.90 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $19.28 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $10,923
US AVERAGE $14,520

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