2019 Louisiana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Louisiana paid $11,150 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $3,552 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Louisiana
Health $3,236.12
* Includes $2,635.91 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $60.69 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $26.38 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,693.11
* Includes $1,309.19 for Military Contractors
* Includes $536.14 for Military Personnel
* Includes $78.11 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,802.60
Unemployment and Labor $779.03
* Includes $203.14 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $53.17 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.68 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $682.85
* Includes $344.03 for Income Support
* Includes $282.48 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $470.09
* Includes $78.21 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $24.32 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.67 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $452.38
* Includes $217.75 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $79.85 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $371.43
* Includes $238.09 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $78.08 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $184.83
* Includes $44.89 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $22.67 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.44 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $139.81
* Includes $27.91 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $6.63 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $139.32
* Includes $93.06 for State Department
* Includes $5.48 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $111.22
* Includes $66.80 for NASA
* Includes $24.75 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $87.20
* Includes $18.15 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $5.08 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $11,150
US AVERAGE $14,702

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