2022 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $16,828 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,461 more than the national average. See where that money went.

New Jersey
Health $4,562.00
* Includes $1,954.10 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,548.41 for Medicare
* Includes $54.38 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.38 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $2,990.42
* Includes $1,368.31 for Military Contractors
* Includes $596.76 for Military Personnel
* Includes $375.43 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $133.16 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $93.39 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,169.97
Education $2,129.37
* Includes $1,782.05 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $339.38 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,413.69
* Includes $433.88 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.90 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $23.48 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $903.51
* Includes $459.85 for Income Support
* Includes $367.95 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $749.32
* Includes $490.26 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $122.84 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $590.27
* Includes $409.20 for Highways
* Includes $88.70 for Public transit
* Includes $9.11 for Railroads
Government $497.42
* Includes $88.15 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $24.99 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $14.52 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $419.43
* Includes $159.50 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $24.94 for Public Housing
* Includes $13.83 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $168.20
* Includes $108.51 for State Department
* Includes $48.22 for Foreign Aid
Science $123.53
* Includes $73.28 for NASA
* Includes $26.67 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $110.86
* Includes $27.20 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $17.90 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $8.09 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $16,828
US AVERAGE $13,367

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