2021 the District of Columbia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in the District of Columbia paid $23,016 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $9,543 more than the national average. See where that money went.

the District of Columbia
Health $5,068.52
* Includes $3,935.74 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $46.04 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $4,993.64
* Includes $2,336.85 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $667.59 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $63.12 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $3,531.76
* Includes $1,587.72 for Military Contractors
* Includes $708.14 for Military Personnel
* Includes $105.86 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $2,930.07
* Includes $998.98 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $106.63 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $31.71 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $2,087.57
Education $1,096.82
* Includes $699.48 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $292.76 for K-12 Education
Veterans $958.07
* Includes $472.27 for Income Support
* Includes $409.72 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $885.59
* Includes $551.00 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $105.86 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $513.75
* Includes $204.32 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $13.19 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $443.86
* Includes $67.33 for Public transit
* Includes $20.74 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $197.79
* Includes $33.82 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.02 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $162.90
* Includes $144.94 for State Department
Science $145.67
* Includes $88.18 for NASA
* Includes $29.88 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $23,016
US AVERAGE $13,472

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