2017 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $11,659 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $2,861 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2017 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,475.37 |
| * Includes $1,502.44 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,334.60 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $125.97 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $65.06 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $2,774.68 |
| * Includes $1,285.28 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $580.24 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $192.45 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $82.13 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,656.10 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $865.22 |
| * Includes $239.59 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $64.05 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $12.76 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $703.48 |
| * Includes $341.64 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $287.94 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $475.39 |
| * Includes $281.28 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $90.11 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $465.61 |
| * Includes $340.81 for Federal Student Aid | |
| * Includes $90.24 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $457.66 |
| * Includes $80.66 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $63.29 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $27.93 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $255.94 |
| * Includes $201.42 for Affordable Housing Programs | |
| * Includes $60.42 for Disaster Relief & Insurance | |
| Energy and Environment | $158.96 |
| * Includes $31.58 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $12.88 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $152.43 |
| * Includes $106.36 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $41.07 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $121.93 |
| * Includes $72.48 for NASA | |
| * Includes $28.76 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $96.23 |
| * Includes $39.39 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $20.58 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $11,659 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,520 |
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