2019 Maine Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maine paid $9,481 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $5,221 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Maine
Health $2,751.72
* Includes $2,241.35 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $51.61 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $22.43 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,289.99
* Includes $1,113.22 for Military Contractors
* Includes $455.89 for Military Personnel
* Includes $66.42 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,532.78
Unemployment and Labor $662.42
* Includes $172.73 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $45.21 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $10.78 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $580.64
* Includes $292.53 for Income Support
* Includes $240.20 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $399.72
* Includes $66.50 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $20.68 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $7.38 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $384.66
* Includes $185.15 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $67.90 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $315.83
* Includes $202.45 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $66.39 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $157.16
* Includes $38.17 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $19.28 for Public Housing
* Includes $6.33 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $118.88
* Includes $23.74 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.64 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $118.46
* Includes $79.13 for State Department
* Includes $4.66 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $94.57
* Includes $56.80 for NASA
* Includes $21.04 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $74.15
* Includes $15.43 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $4.32 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $9,481
US AVERAGE $14,702

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