2021 Texas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Texas paid $13,659 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $186 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Texas
Health $3,007.95
* Includes $2,335.69 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $27.32 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,963.51
* Includes $1,386.82 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $396.19 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $37.46 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $2,095.95
* Includes $942.24 for Military Contractors
* Includes $420.25 for Military Personnel
* Includes $62.83 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,738.87
* Includes $592.85 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $63.28 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $18.82 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,238.88
Education $650.92
* Includes $415.11 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $173.74 for K-12 Education
Veterans $568.57
* Includes $280.27 for Income Support
* Includes $243.15 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $525.56
* Includes $327.59 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $62.82 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $304.89
* Includes $121.26 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $7.83 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $263.41
* Includes $39.96 for Public transit
* Includes $12.31 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $117.38
* Includes $20.07 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.35 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $96.67
* Includes $86.02 for State Department
Science $86.45
* Includes $52.33 for NASA
* Includes $17.73 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $13,659
US AVERAGE $13,472

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