2022 New Mexico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in New Mexico paid $8,708 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $4,659 less than the national average. See where that money went.

New Mexico
Health $2,360.70
* Includes $1,011.19 for Medicaid
* Includes $801.26 for Medicare
* Includes $28.14 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $12.61 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,547.46
* Includes $708.06 for Military Contractors
* Includes $308.80 for Military Personnel
* Includes $194.27 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $68.90 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $48.33 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,122.90
Education $1,101.89
* Includes $922.16 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $175.62 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $731.54
* Includes $224.52 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $12.37 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $12.15 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $467.54
* Includes $237.96 for Income Support
* Includes $190.40 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $387.75
* Includes $253.70 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $63.57 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $305.45
* Includes $211.75 for Highways
* Includes $45.90 for Public transit
* Includes $4.71 for Railroads
Government $257.40
* Includes $45.62 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $12.93 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $7.52 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $217.04
* Includes $82.54 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $12.90 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.16 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $87.04
* Includes $56.15 for State Department
* Includes $24.95 for Foreign Aid
Science $63.92
* Includes $37.92 for NASA
* Includes $13.80 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $57.37
* Includes $14.08 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.26 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $4.19 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $8,708
US AVERAGE $13,367

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