2021 Puerto Rico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Puerto Rico paid $8,952 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $4,520 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $1,971.38 |
| * Includes $1,530.79 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $17.91 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,942.26 |
| * Includes $908.91 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $259.66 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $24.55 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $1,373.67 |
| * Includes $617.54 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $275.43 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $41.18 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $1,139.64 |
| * Includes $388.55 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $41.47 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $12.34 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $811.95 |
| Education | $426.61 |
| * Includes $272.06 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $113.87 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $372.64 |
| * Includes $183.69 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $159.36 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $344.45 |
| * Includes $214.70 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $41.17 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $199.82 |
| * Includes $79.47 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $5.13 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $172.64 |
| * Includes $26.19 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $8.07 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $76.93 |
| * Includes $13.15 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $3.51 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $63.36 |
| * Includes $56.38 for State Department | |
| Science | $56.66 |
| * Includes $34.30 for NASA | |
| * Includes $11.62 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $8,952 |
| US AVERAGE | $13,472 |
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