2018 the United States Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the United States paid $14,411 in federal income taxes in 2018. See where that money went.
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2018 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,268.78 |
| * Includes $1,854.42 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,638.63 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $158.26 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $82.35 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $3,456.19 |
| * Includes $1,734.54 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $694.90 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $229.53 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $101.66 for Boeing | |
| * Includes $99.68 for Nuclear Weapons & Related | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,273.66 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,010.01 |
| * Includes $279.43 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $78.22 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $16.32 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans | $848.02 |
| * Includes $403.57 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $359.27 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $571.02 |
| * Includes $326.38 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $108.78 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Government | $535.43 |
| * Includes $101.44 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $77.46 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $32.62 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $493.54 |
| * Includes $123.91 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $32.76 for Flood Insurance | |
| * Includes $29.92 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| * Includes $9.79 for Public Housing | |
| Education | $322.63 |
| * Includes $218.82 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $101.52 for K-12 Education | |
| Energy and Environment | $187.74 |
| * Includes $37.50 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $22.39 for Managing Wildfires | |
| * Includes $8.20 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $183.39 |
| * Includes $122.62 for State Department | |
| * Includes $51.12 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $150.19 |
| * Includes $91.05 for NASA | |
| * Includes $33.83 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $110.40 |
| * Includes $47.63 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $24.46 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $14,411 |
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