2019 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $8,308 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $6,394 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Mississippi
Health $2,411.27
* Includes $1,964.05 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $45.22 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $19.66 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,006.67
* Includes $975.49 for Military Contractors
* Includes $399.49 for Military Personnel
* Includes $58.20 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,343.14
Unemployment and Labor $580.46
* Includes $151.36 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $39.61 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $9.45 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $508.80
* Includes $256.34 for Income Support
* Includes $210.48 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $350.27
* Includes $58.27 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $18.12 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $6.46 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $337.07
* Includes $162.25 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $59.50 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $276.76
* Includes $177.41 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $58.18 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $137.72
* Includes $33.45 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $16.89 for Public Housing
* Includes $5.54 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $104.17
* Includes $20.80 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.94 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $103.81
* Includes $69.34 for State Department
* Includes $4.08 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $82.87
* Includes $49.78 for NASA
* Includes $18.44 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $64.98
* Includes $13.52 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $3.79 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $8,308
US AVERAGE $14,702

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