2021 Iowa Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Iowa paid $9,826 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $3,646 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Iowa
Health $2,163.85
* Includes $1,680.25 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $19.65 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,131.89
* Includes $997.65 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $285.01 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $26.95 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,507.78
* Includes $677.83 for Military Contractors
* Includes $302.32 for Military Personnel
* Includes $45.20 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,250.91
* Includes $426.49 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $45.52 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $13.54 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $891.23
Education $468.26
* Includes $298.62 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $124.98 for K-12 Education
Veterans $409.02
* Includes $201.62 for Income Support
* Includes $174.92 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $378.08
* Includes $235.66 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $45.19 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $219.33
* Includes $87.23 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $5.63 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $189.49
* Includes $28.74 for Public transit
* Includes $8.85 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $84.44
* Includes $14.44 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.85 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $69.55
* Includes $61.88 for State Department
Science $62.19
* Includes $37.64 for NASA
* Includes $12.76 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $9,826
US AVERAGE $13,472

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