2021 Colorado Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Colorado paid $14,169 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $696 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Colorado
Health $3,120.26
* Includes $2,422.90 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $28.34 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $3,074.16
* Includes $1,438.60 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $410.98 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $38.86 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $2,174.21
* Includes $977.42 for Military Contractors
* Includes $435.94 for Military Personnel
* Includes $65.17 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,803.80
* Includes $614.99 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $65.64 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $19.52 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,285.14
Education $675.22
* Includes $430.61 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $180.23 for K-12 Education
Veterans $589.80
* Includes $290.74 for Income Support
* Includes $252.23 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $545.18
* Includes $339.82 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $65.17 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $316.27
* Includes $125.78 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $8.12 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $273.25
* Includes $41.45 for Public transit
* Includes $12.77 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $121.76
* Includes $20.82 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.55 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $100.28
* Includes $89.23 for State Department
Science $89.67
* Includes $54.28 for NASA
* Includes $18.39 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $14,169
US AVERAGE $13,472

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