2022 Puerto Rico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Puerto Rico paid $10,080 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,287 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Puerto Rico
Health $2,732.65
* Includes $1,170.51 for Medicaid
* Includes $927.50 for Medicare
* Includes $32.58 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $14.60 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,791.27
* Includes $819.62 for Military Contractors
* Includes $357.46 for Military Personnel
* Includes $224.88 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $79.76 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $55.94 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,299.82
Education $1,275.50
* Includes $1,067.45 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $203.29 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $846.80
* Includes $259.90 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $14.31 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $14.07 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $541.21
* Includes $275.45 for Income Support
* Includes $220.40 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $448.84
* Includes $293.67 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $73.58 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $353.57
* Includes $245.11 for Highways
* Includes $53.13 for Public transit
* Includes $5.46 for Railroads
Government $297.96
* Includes $52.80 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $14.97 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.70 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $251.24
* Includes $95.54 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $14.94 for Public Housing
* Includes $8.28 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $100.75
* Includes $64.00 for State Department
* Includes $28.88 for Foreign Aid
Science $73.00
* Includes $43.90 for NASA
* Includes $15.98 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $66.41
* Includes $16.30 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $10.72 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $4.85 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $10,080
US AVERAGE $13,367

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