2017 Wisconsin Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Wisconsin paid $11,120 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $3,399 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Wisconsin
Health $3,314.70
* Includes $1,432.98 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,272.90 for Medicare
* Includes $120.14 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $62.05 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,646.41
* Includes $1,225.86 for Military Contractors
* Includes $553.41 for Military Personnel
* Includes $183.55 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $78.33 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,579.54
Unemployment and Labor $825.22
* Includes $228.51 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $61.09 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.17 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $670.96
* Includes $325.85 for Income Support
* Includes $274.63 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $453.41
* Includes $268.28 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $85.94 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $444.09
* Includes $325.05 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $86.07 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $436.50
* Includes $76.93 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $60.37 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.63 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $244.10
* Includes $192.11 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $57.63 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $151.61
* Includes $30.12 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $12.28 for National Park Service
International Affairs $145.38
* Includes $101.45 for Department of State
* Includes $39.17 for Foreign Aid
Science $116.30
* Includes $69.12 for NASA
* Includes $27.43 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $91.78
* Includes $37.57 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $19.63 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $11,120
US AVERAGE $14,520

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