2022 Illinois Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Illinois paid $14,122 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $755 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Illinois
Health $3,828.42
* Includes $1,639.87 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,299.42 for Medicare
* Includes $45.64 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $20.46 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $2,509.55
* Includes $1,148.28 for Military Contractors
* Includes $500.80 for Military Personnel
* Includes $315.06 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $111.74 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $78.37 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,821.03
Education $1,786.96
* Includes $1,495.49 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $284.81 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,186.36
* Includes $364.11 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.05 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $19.71 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $758.23
* Includes $385.90 for Income Support
* Includes $308.78 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $628.83
* Includes $411.43 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $103.09 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $495.35
* Includes $343.40 for Highways
* Includes $74.44 for Public transit
* Includes $7.64 for Railroads
Government $417.43
* Includes $73.98 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $20.97 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $12.19 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $351.99
* Includes $133.85 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $20.93 for Public Housing
* Includes $11.60 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $141.15
* Includes $91.06 for State Department
* Includes $40.46 for Foreign Aid
Science $103.67
* Includes $61.50 for NASA
* Includes $22.38 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $93.03
* Includes $22.83 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $15.02 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $6.79 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $14,122
US AVERAGE $13,367

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