2022 Colorado Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Colorado paid $14,293 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $926 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Colorado
Health $3,874.78
* Includes $1,659.73 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,315.15 for Medicare
* Includes $46.19 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $20.70 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $2,539.94
* Includes $1,162.18 for Military Contractors
* Includes $506.86 for Military Personnel
* Includes $318.87 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $113.10 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $79.32 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,843.08
Education $1,808.60
* Includes $1,513.59 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $288.26 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,200.73
* Includes $368.52 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.30 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $19.94 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $767.41
* Includes $390.58 for Income Support
* Includes $312.52 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $636.44
* Includes $416.41 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $104.34 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $501.35
* Includes $347.56 for Highways
* Includes $75.34 for Public transit
* Includes $7.74 for Railroads
Government $422.49
* Includes $74.87 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $21.22 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $12.34 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $356.25
* Includes $135.47 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $21.18 for Public Housing
* Includes $11.75 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $142.86
* Includes $92.16 for State Department
* Includes $40.95 for Foreign Aid
Science $104.92
* Includes $62.24 for NASA
* Includes $22.65 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $94.16
* Includes $23.11 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $15.20 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $6.88 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $14,293
US AVERAGE $13,367

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