2022 Kentucky Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Kentucky paid $8,829 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $4,538 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Kentucky
Health $2,393.51
* Includes $1,025.24 for Medicaid
* Includes $812.39 for Medicare
* Includes $28.53 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $12.79 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,568.96
* Includes $717.90 for Military Contractors
* Includes $313.10 for Military Personnel
* Includes $196.97 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $69.86 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $48.00 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,138.50
Education $1,117.20
* Includes $934.97 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $178.06 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $741.71
* Includes $227.64 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $12.54 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $12.32 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $474.04
* Includes $241.27 for Income Support
* Includes $193.05 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $393.14
* Includes $257.22 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $64.45 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $309.69
* Includes $214.69 for Highways
* Includes $46.54 for Public transit
* Includes $4.78 for Railroads
Government $260.98
* Includes $46.25 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $13.11 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $7.62 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $220.06
* Includes $83.68 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $13.08 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.26 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $88.25
* Includes $56.93 for State Department
* Includes $25.30 for Foreign Aid
Science $64.81
* Includes $38.45 for NASA
* Includes $13.99 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $58.16
* Includes $14.27 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.39 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $4.25 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $8,829
US AVERAGE $13,367

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