2021 Alaska Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Alaska paid $12,160 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $1,312 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Alaska
Health $2,677.84
* Includes $2,079.36 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $24.32 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,638.28
* Includes $1,234.62 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $352.71 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $33.35 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,865.93
* Includes $838.84 for Military Contractors
* Includes $374.13 for Military Personnel
* Includes $55.93 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,548.04
* Includes $527.79 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $56.33 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $16.76 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,102.92
Education $579.48
* Includes $369.56 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $154.67 for K-12 Education
Veterans $506.17
* Includes $249.52 for Income Support
* Includes $216.47 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $467.88
* Includes $291.64 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $55.93 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $271.43
* Includes $107.95 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.97 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $234.50
* Includes $35.57 for Public transit
* Includes $10.96 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $104.50
* Includes $17.87 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.76 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $86.06
* Includes $76.58 for State Department
Science $76.96
* Includes $46.59 for NASA
* Includes $15.79 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $12,160
US AVERAGE $13,472

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