2021 South Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Carolina paid $9,779 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $3,693 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Carolina
Health $2,153.50
* Includes $1,672.21 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $19.56 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,121.69
* Includes $992.88 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $283.65 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $26.82 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,500.57
* Includes $674.59 for Military Contractors
* Includes $300.87 for Military Personnel
* Includes $44.98 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,244.92
* Includes $424.45 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $45.30 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $13.47 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $886.96
Education $466.02
* Includes $297.20 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $124.39 for K-12 Education
Veterans $407.06
* Includes $200.66 for Income Support
* Includes $174.08 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $376.27
* Includes $234.53 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $44.98 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $218.28
* Includes $86.81 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $5.61 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $188.59
* Includes $28.61 for Public transit
* Includes $8.81 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $84.03
* Includes $14.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.83 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $69.21
* Includes $61.58 for State Department
Science $61.89
* Includes $37.46 for NASA
* Includes $12.70 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $9,779
US AVERAGE $13,472

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