2022 North Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in North Carolina paid $10,567 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $2,799 less than the national average. See where that money went.

North Carolina
Health $2,864.67
* Includes $1,227.06 for Medicaid
* Includes $972.31 for Medicare
* Includes $34.15 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $15.31 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,877.81
* Includes $859.22 for Military Contractors
* Includes $374.73 for Military Personnel
* Includes $235.75 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $83.61 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $58.64 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,362.62
Education $1,337.12
* Includes $1,119.02 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $213.11 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $887.71
* Includes $272.45 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $15.01 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $14.74 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $567.35
* Includes $288.76 for Income Support
* Includes $231.05 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $470.53
* Includes $307.86 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $77.14 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $370.66
* Includes $256.95 for Highways
* Includes $55.70 for Public transit
* Includes $5.72 for Railroads
Government $312.35
* Includes $55.36 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $15.69 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $9.12 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $263.38
* Includes $100.15 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $15.66 for Public Housing
* Includes $8.68 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $105.62
* Includes $68.14 for State Department
* Includes $30.28 for Foreign Aid
Science $77.57
* Includes $46.02 for NASA
* Includes $16.75 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $69.61
* Includes $17.08 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.24 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $5.08 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $10,567
US AVERAGE $13,367

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