2022 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $7,712 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $5,654 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Mississippi
Health $2,090.69
* Includes $895.53 for Medicaid
* Includes $709.61 for Medicare
* Includes $24.92 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $11.17 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,370.46
* Includes $627.07 for Military Contractors
* Includes $273.48 for Military Personnel
* Includes $172.05 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $61.02 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $42.80 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $994.46
Education $975.86
* Includes $816.68 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $155.53 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $647.87
* Includes $198.84 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $10.95 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $10.76 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $414.07
* Includes $210.74 for Income Support
* Includes $168.62 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $343.40
* Includes $224.68 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $56.30 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $270.51
* Includes $187.53 for Highways
* Includes $40.65 for Public transit
* Includes $4.17 for Railroads
Government $227.96
* Includes $40.40 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $11.45 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $6.66 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $192.22
* Includes $73.09 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $11.43 for Public Housing
* Includes $6.34 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $77.08
* Includes $49.73 for State Department
* Includes $22.10 for Foreign Aid
Science $56.61
* Includes $33.58 for NASA
* Includes $12.22 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $50.81
* Includes $12.47 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $8.20 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $3.71 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $7,712
US AVERAGE $13,367

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