2021 South Dakota Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Dakota paid $10,577 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $2,895 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Dakota
Health $2,329.24
* Includes $1,808.67 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $21.16 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,294.83
* Includes $1,073.90 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $306.79 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $29.01 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,623.02
* Includes $729.64 for Military Contractors
* Includes $325.43 for Military Personnel
* Includes $48.65 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,346.51
* Includes $459.08 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $49.00 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $14.57 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $959.34
Education $504.04
* Includes $321.45 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $134.54 for K-12 Education
Veterans $440.28
* Includes $217.03 for Income Support
* Includes $188.29 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $406.97
* Includes $253.67 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $48.65 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $236.09
* Includes $93.90 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.06 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $203.98
* Includes $30.94 for Public transit
* Includes $9.53 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $90.89
* Includes $15.54 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.14 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $74.86
* Includes $66.61 for State Department
Science $66.94
* Includes $40.52 for NASA
* Includes $13.73 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $10,577
US AVERAGE $13,472

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