2021 the United States Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the United States paid $13,472 in federal income taxes in 2021. See where that money went.
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2021 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,966.77 |
| * Includes $2,303.71 for Medicare and Medicaid | |
| * Includes $26.95 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $2,922.94 |
| * Includes $1,367.83 for COVID checks to individuals | |
| * Includes $390.76 for COVID unemployment aid | |
| * Includes $36.95 for Welfare (TANF) | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,067.25 |
| * Includes $929.34 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $414.50 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $61.97 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Government | $1,715.06 |
| * Includes $584.74 for COVID aid to state and local governments | |
| * Includes $62.41 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $18.56 for Federal Prisons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,221.92 |
| Education | $642.00 |
| * Includes $409.43 for College Financial Aid | |
| * Includes $171.36 for K-12 Education | |
| Veterans | $560.79 |
| * Includes $276.44 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $239.82 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $518.37 |
| * Includes $323.10 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $61.96 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Housing and Community | $300.71 |
| * Includes $119.60 for Disaster Relief | |
| * Includes $7.72 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Transportation | $259.80 |
| * Includes $39.41 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $12.14 for Railroads | |
| Energy and Environment | $115.77 |
| * Includes $19.79 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $5.28 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency | |
| International Affairs | $95.35 |
| * Includes $84.84 for State Department | |
| Science | $85.26 |
| * Includes $51.61 for NASA | |
| * Includes $17.49 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $13,472 |
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