2018 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $19,644 in federal income taxes in 2018. That's $5,233 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2018 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,818.88 |
| * Includes $2,527.80 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,233.66 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $215.73 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $112.26 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $4,711.22 |
| * Includes $2,364.39 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $947.23 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $312.88 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $138.57 for Boeing | |
| * Includes $135.88 for Nuclear Weapons & Related | |
| Interest on Debt | $3,099.28 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,376.77 |
| * Includes $380.90 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $106.63 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $22.25 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans | $1,155.95 |
| * Includes $550.12 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $489.73 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $778.37 |
| * Includes $444.90 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $148.28 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Government | $729.86 |
| * Includes $138.27 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $105.59 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $44.46 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $672.75 |
| * Includes $168.90 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $44.65 for Flood Insurance | |
| * Includes $40.78 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| * Includes $13.34 for Public Housing | |
| Education | $439.79 |
| * Includes $298.28 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $138.39 for K-12 Education | |
| Energy and Environment | $255.92 |
| * Includes $51.12 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $30.52 for Managing Wildfires | |
| * Includes $11.18 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $249.98 |
| * Includes $167.14 for State Department | |
| * Includes $69.68 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $204.73 |
| * Includes $124.12 for NASA | |
| * Includes $46.11 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $150.49 |
| * Includes $64.93 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $33.34 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $19,644 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,411 |
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