2019 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $19,003 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $4,300 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2019 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,515.34 |
| * Includes $4,492.40 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $103.43 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| * Includes $44.96 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Military | $4,589.89 |
| * Includes $2,231.26 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $913.75 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $133.13 for Nuclear Weapons & Related | |
| Interest on Debt | $3,072.19 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,327.70 |
| * Includes $346.22 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $90.61 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $21.61 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,163.78 |
| * Includes $586.33 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $481.44 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Government | $801.18 |
| * Includes $133.29 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $41.45 for Federal Prisons | |
| * Includes $14.78 for Census Bureau | |
| Food and Agriculture | $770.99 |
| * Includes $371.11 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $136.09 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $633.04 |
| * Includes $405.78 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $133.07 for K-12 Education | |
| Housing and Community | $315.01 |
| * Includes $76.51 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $38.64 for Public Housing | |
| * Includes $12.68 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $238.27 |
| * Includes $47.57 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $11.30 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $237.44 |
| * Includes $158.61 for State Department | |
| * Includes $9.33 for Health-related Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $189.55 |
| * Includes $113.85 for NASA | |
| * Includes $42.18 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $148.62 |
| * Includes $30.93 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $8.67 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
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| TOTAL | $19,003 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,702 |
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