2021 California Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in California paid $16,791 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $3,318 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,697.67 |
| * Includes $2,871.26 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $33.59 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $3,643.04 |
| * Includes $1,704.81 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $487.03 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $46.05 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,576.55 |
| * Includes $1,158.30 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $516.62 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $77.23 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $2,137.59 |
| * Includes $728.79 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $77.79 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $23.14 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,522.96 |
| Education | $800.17 |
| * Includes $510.30 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $213.58 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $698.95 |
| * Includes $344.54 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $298.91 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $646.07 |
| * Includes $402.70 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $77.23 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $374.80 |
| * Includes $149.06 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $9.62 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $323.81 |
| * Includes $49.12 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $15.13 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $144.29 |
| * Includes $24.67 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $6.58 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $118.84 |
| * Includes $105.74 for State Department | |
| Science | $106.27 |
| * Includes $64.33 for NASA | |
| * Includes $21.80 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $16,791 |
| US AVERAGE | $13,472 |
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