2021 Arkansas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Arkansas paid $9,239 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $4,233 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Arkansas
Health $2,034.59
* Includes $1,579.87 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $18.48 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,004.53
* Includes $938.05 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $267.98 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $25.34 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,417.71
* Includes $637.34 for Military Contractors
* Includes $284.26 for Military Personnel
* Includes $42.50 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,176.18
* Includes $401.01 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $42.80 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $12.73 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $837.98
Education $440.28
* Includes $280.78 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $117.52 for K-12 Education
Veterans $384.58
* Includes $189.58 for Income Support
* Includes $164.47 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $355.49
* Includes $221.58 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $42.49 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $206.23
* Includes $82.02 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $5.30 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $178.17
* Includes $27.03 for Public transit
* Includes $8.32 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $79.39
* Includes $13.57 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.62 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $65.39
* Includes $58.18 for State Department
Science $58.47
* Includes $35.39 for NASA
* Includes $11.99 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $9,239
US AVERAGE $13,472

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