2019 California Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in California paid $18,754 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $4,052 more than the national average. See where that money went.

California
Health $5,443.07
* Includes $4,433.54 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $102.08 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $44.37 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $4,529.75
* Includes $2,202.02 for Military Contractors
* Includes $901.78 for Military Personnel
* Includes $131.38 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $3,031.93
Unemployment and Labor $1,310.31
* Includes $341.68 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $89.42 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $21.32 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $1,148.53
* Includes $578.65 for Income Support
* Includes $475.13 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $790.68
* Includes $131.54 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $40.91 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $14.59 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $760.89
* Includes $366.25 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $134.30 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $624.74
* Includes $400.47 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $131.32 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $310.88
* Includes $75.50 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $38.13 for Public Housing
* Includes $12.52 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $235.15
* Includes $46.95 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.15 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $234.33
* Includes $156.53 for State Department
* Includes $9.21 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $187.06
* Includes $112.36 for NASA
* Includes $41.62 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $146.68
* Includes $30.52 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $8.55 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $18,754
US AVERAGE $14,702

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