2019 the United States Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the United States paid $14,702 in federal income taxes in 2019. See where that money went.
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2019 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,267.04 |
| * Includes $3,475.62 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $80.02 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| * Includes $34.78 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Military | $3,551.05 |
| * Includes $1,726.25 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $706.94 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $102.00 for Nuclear Weapons & Related | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,376.85 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,027.20 |
| * Includes $267.86 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $70.10 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $16.72 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $900.38 |
| * Includes $453.63 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $372.47 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Government | $619.84 |
| * Includes $103.12 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $32.07 for Federal Prisons | |
| * Includes $11.44 for Census Bureau | |
| Food and Agriculture | $596.49 |
| * Includes $287.11 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $105.29 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $489.76 |
| * Includes $313.94 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $102.95 for K-12 Education | |
| Housing and Community | $243.71 |
| * Includes $59.19 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $29.89 for Public Housing | |
| * Includes $9.81 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $184.35 |
| * Includes $36.81 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $8.74 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $183.70 |
| * Includes $122.71 for State Department | |
| * Includes $7.22 for Health-related Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $146.65 |
| * Includes $88.09 for NASA | |
| * Includes $32.63 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $114.98 |
| * Includes $23.93 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $6.70 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
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| TOTAL | $14,702 |
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