2019 Rhode Island Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Rhode Island paid $12,179 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $2,523 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Rhode Island
Health $3,534.77
* Includes $2,879.17 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $66.29 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $28.82 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,941.65
* Includes $1,430.01 for Military Contractors
* Includes $585.62 for Military Personnel
* Includes $85.32 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,968.96
Unemployment and Labor $850.92
* Includes $221.89 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $58.07 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $13.85 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $745.87
* Includes $375.78 for Income Support
* Includes $308.55 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $513.47
* Includes $85.43 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $26.57 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $9.47 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $494.13
* Includes $237.84 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $87.22 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $405.71
* Includes $260.07 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $85.28 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $201.89
* Includes $49.03 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $24.76 for Public Housing
* Includes $8.13 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $152.71
* Includes $30.49 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $7.24 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $152.17
* Includes $101.65 for State Department
* Includes $5.98 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $121.48
* Includes $72.97 for NASA
* Includes $27.03 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $95.25
* Includes $19.82 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $5.55 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $12,179
US AVERAGE $14,702

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