2021 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $19,629 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $6,156 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,322.64 |
| * Includes $3,356.56 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $39.26 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $4,258.79 |
| * Includes $1,992.96 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $569.35 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $53.83 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $3,012.03 |
| * Includes $1,354.07 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $603.93 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $90.29 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $2,498.88 |
| * Includes $851.97 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $90.94 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $27.05 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,780.37 |
| Education | $935.41 |
| * Includes $596.55 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $249.67 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $817.08 |
| * Includes $402.78 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $349.43 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $755.27 |
| * Includes $470.77 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $90.28 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $438.14 |
| * Includes $174.25 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $11.25 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $378.54 |
| * Includes $57.42 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $17.69 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $168.68 |
| * Includes $28.84 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $7.69 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $138.93 |
| * Includes $123.61 for State Department | |
| Science | $124.23 |
| * Includes $75.20 for NASA | |
| * Includes $25.48 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $19,629 |
| US AVERAGE | $13,472 |
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