2017 Pennsylvania Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Pennsylvania paid $13,154 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $1,366 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Pennsylvania
Health $3,921.00
* Includes $1,695.10 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,505.74 for Medicare
* Includes $142.12 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $73.40 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $3,130.47
* Includes $1,450.09 for Military Contractors
* Includes $654.64 for Military Personnel
* Includes $217.13 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $92.66 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,868.46
Unemployment and Labor $976.17
* Includes $270.31 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $72.27 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $14.40 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $793.68
* Includes $385.45 for Income Support
* Includes $324.87 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $536.34
* Includes $317.35 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $101.66 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $525.32
* Includes $384.51 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $101.81 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $516.34
* Includes $91.01 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $71.41 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $31.51 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $288.75
* Includes $227.25 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $68.17 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $179.34
* Includes $35.63 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $14.53 for National Park Service
International Affairs $171.97
* Includes $120.00 for Department of State
* Includes $46.34 for Foreign Aid
Science $137.57
* Includes $81.77 for NASA
* Includes $32.45 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $108.57
* Includes $44.44 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $23.22 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $13,154
US AVERAGE $14,520

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