2022 South Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Carolina paid $9,542 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,824 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Carolina
Health $2,586.80
* Includes $1,108.03 for Medicaid
* Includes $877.00 for Medicare
* Includes $30.84 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $13.82 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,695.66
* Includes $775.87 for Military Contractors
* Includes $338.38 for Military Personnel
* Includes $212.88 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $75.50 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $52.96 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,230.44
Education $1,207.42
* Includes $1,010.48 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $192.44 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $801.60
* Includes $246.03 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $13.55 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $13.31 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $512.32
* Includes $260.75 for Income Support
* Includes $208.64 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $424.89
* Includes $277.99 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $69.65 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $334.70
* Includes $232.03 for Highways
* Includes $50.30 for Public transit
* Includes $5.16 for Railroads
Government $282.05
* Includes $49.99 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $14.17 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.24 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $237.83
* Includes $90.44 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $14.14 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.84 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $95.37
* Includes $61.53 for State Department
* Includes $27.34 for Foreign Aid
Science $70.05
* Includes $41.55 for NASA
* Includes $15.12 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $62.86
* Includes $15.43 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $10.15 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $4.59 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $9,542
US AVERAGE $13,367

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