2021 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $17,661 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $4,188 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,889.26 |
| * Includes $3,020.03 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $35.33 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $3,831.80 |
| * Includes $1,793.15 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $512.27 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $48.43 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,710.05 |
| * Includes $1,218.31 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $543.38 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $81.23 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $2,248.35 |
| * Includes $766.56 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $81.82 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $24.34 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,601.87 |
| Education | $841.63 |
| * Includes $536.74 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $224.64 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $735.16 |
| * Includes $362.39 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $314.40 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $679.55 |
| * Includes $423.57 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $81.23 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $394.22 |
| * Includes $156.78 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $10.12 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $340.59 |
| * Includes $51.67 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $15.91 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $151.77 |
| * Includes $25.95 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $6.92 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $124.00 |
| * Includes $111.22 for State Department | |
| Science | $111.77 |
| * Includes $67.66 for NASA | |
| * Includes $22.93 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $17,661 |
| US AVERAGE | $13,472 |
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