2019 Puerto Rico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Puerto Rico paid $9,263 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $5,439 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2019 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,688.45 |
| * Includes $2,189.82 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $50.42 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| * Includes $21.92 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Military | $2,237.34 |
| * Includes $1,087.62 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $445.41 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $64.89 for Nuclear Weapons & Related | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,497.54 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $647.19 |
| * Includes $168.76 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $44.17 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $10.53 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $567.29 |
| * Includes $285.81 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $234.68 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Government | $390.53 |
| * Includes $64.97 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $20.21 for Federal Prisons | |
| * Includes $7.21 for Census Bureau | |
| Food and Agriculture | $375.82 |
| * Includes $180.90 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $66.33 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $308.57 |
| * Includes $197.80 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $64.86 for K-12 Education | |
| Housing and Community | $153.55 |
| * Includes $37.29 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $18.83 for Public Housing | |
| * Includes $6.18 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $116.15 |
| * Includes $23.19 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $5.51 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $115.74 |
| * Includes $77.31 for State Department | |
| * Includes $4.55 for Health-related Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $92.40 |
| * Includes $55.50 for NASA | |
| * Includes $20.56 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $72.45 |
| * Includes $15.08 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $4.22 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
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| TOTAL | $9,263 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,702 |
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