2017 Texas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Texas paid $15,675 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $1,154 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2017 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,672.48 |
| * Includes $2,019.97 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,794.31 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $169.36 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $87.47 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $3,730.44 |
| * Includes $1,728.00 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $780.10 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $258.74 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $110.42 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,226.55 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,163.25 |
| * Includes $322.12 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $86.12 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $17.16 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $945.80 |
| * Includes $459.32 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $387.13 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $639.14 |
| * Includes $378.17 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $121.14 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $625.99 |
| * Includes $458.20 for Federal Student Aid | |
| * Includes $121.32 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $615.30 |
| * Includes $108.45 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $85.09 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $37.54 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $344.10 |
| * Includes $270.80 for Affordable Housing Programs | |
| * Includes $81.23 for Disaster Relief & Insurance | |
| Energy and Environment | $213.71 |
| * Includes $42.46 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $17.31 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $204.93 |
| * Includes $143.00 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $55.22 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $163.93 |
| * Includes $97.44 for NASA | |
| * Includes $38.67 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $129.38 |
| * Includes $52.96 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $27.67 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $15,675 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,520 |
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