2021 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $10,981 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $2,491 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,418.20 |
| * Includes $1,877.75 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $21.97 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $2,382.48 |
| * Includes $1,114.92 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $318.51 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $30.12 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $1,685.01 |
| * Includes $757.51 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $337.86 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $50.51 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $1,397.94 |
| * Includes $476.62 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $50.87 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $15.13 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $995.99 |
| Education | $523.30 |
| * Includes $333.73 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $139.67 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $457.10 |
| * Includes $225.32 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $195.48 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $422.52 |
| * Includes $263.36 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $50.50 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $245.11 |
| * Includes $97.48 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $6.29 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $211.77 |
| * Includes $32.12 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $9.89 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $94.36 |
| * Includes $16.13 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $4.30 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $77.72 |
| * Includes $69.15 for State Department | |
| Science | $69.50 |
| * Includes $42.07 for NASA | |
| * Includes $14.26 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $10,981 |
| US AVERAGE | $13,472 |
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