2017 South Dakota Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Dakota paid $11,892 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $2,627 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Dakota
Health $3,544.82
* Includes $1,532.47 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,361.27 for Medicare
* Includes $128.48 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $66.36 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,830.13
* Includes $1,310.97 for Military Contractors
* Includes $591.83 for Military Personnel
* Includes $196.29 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $83.77 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,689.20
Unemployment and Labor $882.51
* Includes $244.38 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $65.33 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $13.02 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $717.54
* Includes $348.47 for Income Support
* Includes $293.70 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $484.89
* Includes $286.90 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $91.91 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $474.92
* Includes $347.62 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $92.04 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $466.80
* Includes $82.28 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $64.56 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $28.48 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $261.05
* Includes $205.45 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $61.63 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $162.13
* Includes $32.21 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $13.13 for National Park Service
International Affairs $155.48
* Includes $108.49 for Department of State
* Includes $41.89 for Foreign Aid
Science $124.37
* Includes $73.92 for NASA
* Includes $29.34 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $98.16
* Includes $40.18 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $20.99 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $11,892
US AVERAGE $14,520

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