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.

Tennessee
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

TOTAL $10,981
US AVERAGE $13,472

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