2022 Louisiana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Louisiana paid $9,509 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,857 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Louisiana
Health $2,577.85
* Includes $1,104.20 for Medicaid
* Includes $874.96 for Medicare
* Includes $30.73 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $13.77 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,689.80
* Includes $773.19 for Military Contractors
* Includes $337.21 for Military Personnel
* Includes $212.14 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $75.24 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $52.77 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,226.19
Education $1,203.24
* Includes $1,006.98 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $191.77 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $798.83
* Includes $245.17 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $13.50 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $13.27 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $510.55
* Includes $259.85 for Income Support
* Includes $207.92 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $423.42
* Includes $277.03 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $69.41 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $333.54
* Includes $231.23 for Highways
* Includes $50.12 for Public transit
* Includes $5.15 for Railroads
Government $281.08
* Includes $49.81 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $14.12 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.21 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $237.01
* Includes $90.13 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $14.09 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.81 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $95.04
* Includes $61.31 for State Department
* Includes $27.25 for Foreign Aid
Science $69.80
* Includes $41.41 for NASA
* Includes $15.07 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $62.64
* Includes $15.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $10.11 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $4.57 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $9,509
US AVERAGE $13,367

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