2017 Rhode Island Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Rhode Island paid $11,887 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $2,633 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Rhode Island
Health $3,543.33
* Includes $1,531.82 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,360.70 for Medicare
* Includes $128.43 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $66.33 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,828.94
* Includes $1,310.42 for Military Contractors
* Includes $591.59 for Military Personnel
* Includes $196.21 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $83.74 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,688.49
Unemployment and Labor $882.14
* Includes $244.27 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $65.31 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $13.01 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $717.24
* Includes $348.32 for Income Support
* Includes $293.57 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $484.68
* Includes $286.78 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $91.87 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $474.72
* Includes $347.48 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $92.00 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $466.61
* Includes $82.24 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $64.53 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $28.47 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $260.94
* Includes $205.36 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $61.60 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $162.07
* Includes $32.20 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $13.13 for National Park Service
International Affairs $155.41
* Includes $108.44 for Department of State
* Includes $41.87 for Foreign Aid
Science $124.32
* Includes $73.89 for NASA
* Includes $29.33 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $98.12
* Includes $40.16 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $20.98 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $11,887
US AVERAGE $14,520

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