2021 North Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in North Carolina paid $10,625 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $2,847 less than the national average. See where that money went.

North Carolina
Health $2,339.81
* Includes $1,816.88 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $21.25 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,305.24
* Includes $1,078.77 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $308.19 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $29.14 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,630.39
* Includes $732.95 for Military Contractors
* Includes $326.90 for Military Personnel
* Includes $48.87 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,352.62
* Includes $461.17 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $49.22 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $14.64 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $963.70
Education $506.33
* Includes $322.91 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $135.15 for K-12 Education
Veterans $442.28
* Includes $218.02 for Income Support
* Includes $189.14 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $408.82
* Includes $254.82 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $48.87 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $237.16
* Includes $94.32 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.09 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $204.90
* Includes $31.08 for Public transit
* Includes $9.57 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $91.30
* Includes $15.61 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.16 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $75.20
* Includes $66.91 for State Department
Science $67.24
* Includes $40.70 for NASA
* Includes $13.79 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $10,625
US AVERAGE $13,472

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