2019 North Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in North Carolina paid $11,796 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $2,906 less than the national average. See where that money went.

North Carolina
Health $3,423.61
* Includes $2,788.63 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $64.21 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $27.91 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,849.15
* Includes $1,385.04 for Military Contractors
* Includes $567.21 for Military Personnel
* Includes $82.64 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,907.04
Unemployment and Labor $824.16
* Includes $214.91 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $56.25 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $13.41 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $722.41
* Includes $363.96 for Income Support
* Includes $298.85 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $497.33
* Includes $82.74 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $25.73 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $9.18 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $478.59
* Includes $230.36 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $84.47 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $392.95
* Includes $251.89 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $82.60 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $195.54
* Includes $47.49 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $23.99 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.87 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $147.91
* Includes $29.53 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $7.02 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $147.39
* Includes $98.46 for State Department
* Includes $5.79 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $117.66
* Includes $70.67 for NASA
* Includes $26.18 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $92.26
* Includes $19.20 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $5.38 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $11,796
US AVERAGE $14,702

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