2021 Rhode Island Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Rhode Island paid $11,820 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $1,652 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Rhode Island
Health $2,602.97
* Includes $2,021.22 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $23.64 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,564.51
* Includes $1,200.10 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $342.85 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $32.42 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,813.76
* Includes $815.38 for Military Contractors
* Includes $363.67 for Military Personnel
* Includes $54.37 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,504.75
* Includes $513.03 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $54.76 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $16.29 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,072.08
Education $563.28
* Includes $359.22 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $150.35 for K-12 Education
Veterans $492.02
* Includes $242.54 for Income Support
* Includes $210.42 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $454.80
* Includes $283.48 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $54.36 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $263.84
* Includes $104.93 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.77 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $227.95
* Includes $34.58 for Public transit
* Includes $10.65 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $101.57
* Includes $17.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.63 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $83.66
* Includes $74.44 for State Department
Science $74.81
* Includes $45.28 for NASA
* Includes $15.35 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $11,820
US AVERAGE $13,472

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