2017 New York Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in New York paid $20,226 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $5,705 more than the national average. See where that money went.

New York
Health $6,029.06
* Includes $2,606.43 for Medicaid
* Includes $2,315.27 for Medicare
* Includes $218.53 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $112.86 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $4,813.51
* Includes $2,229.70 for Military Contractors
* Includes $1,006.60 for Military Personnel
* Includes $333.86 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $142.48 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,873.00
Unemployment and Labor $1,500.99
* Includes $415.64 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $111.12 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $22.14 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $1,220.39
* Includes $592.68 for Income Support
* Includes $499.52 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $824.70
* Includes $487.97 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $156.32 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $807.74
* Includes $591.24 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $156.55 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $793.94
* Includes $139.93 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $109.80 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $48.44 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $443.00
* Includes $349.43 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $104.82 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $275.76
* Includes $54.79 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $22.34 for National Park Service
International Affairs $264.43
* Includes $184.52 for Department of State
* Includes $71.25 for Foreign Aid
Science $211.53
* Includes $125.73 for NASA
* Includes $49.90 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $166.95
* Includes $68.33 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $35.70 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $20,226
US AVERAGE $14,520

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