2021 Connecticut Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Connecticut paid $20,700 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $7,227 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Connecticut
Health $4,558.50
* Includes $3,539.70 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $41.41 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $4,491.15
* Includes $2,101.70 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $600.42 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $56.77 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $3,176.38
* Includes $1,427.95 for Military Contractors
* Includes $636.89 for Military Personnel
* Includes $95.21 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $2,635.23
* Includes $898.46 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $95.90 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $28.52 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,877.51
Education $986.45
* Includes $629.10 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $263.30 for K-12 Education
Veterans $861.66
* Includes $424.75 for Income Support
* Includes $368.50 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $796.48
* Includes $496.45 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $95.20 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $462.05
* Includes $183.76 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $11.86 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $399.20
* Includes $60.56 for Public transit
* Includes $18.65 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $177.88
* Includes $30.41 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $8.11 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $146.51
* Includes $130.36 for State Department
Science $131.01
* Includes $79.30 for NASA
* Includes $26.87 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $20,700
US AVERAGE $13,472

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