2022 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $10,933 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $2,434 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Tennessee
Health $2,963.89
* Includes $1,269.56 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,005.99 for Medicare
* Includes $35.33 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $15.84 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $1,942.85
* Includes $888.98 for Military Contractors
* Includes $387.71 for Military Personnel
* Includes $243.91 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $86.51 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $60.68 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,409.81
Education $1,383.43
* Includes $1,157.78 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $220.49 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $918.46
* Includes $281.89 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $15.53 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $15.26 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $587.00
* Includes $298.76 for Income Support
* Includes $239.05 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $486.83
* Includes $318.52 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $79.81 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $383.49
* Includes $265.85 for Highways
* Includes $57.63 for Public transit
* Includes $5.92 for Railroads
Government $323.17
* Includes $57.27 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $16.23 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $9.44 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $272.50
* Includes $103.62 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $16.20 for Public Housing
* Includes $8.98 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $109.28
* Includes $70.50 for State Department
* Includes $31.33 for Foreign Aid
Science $80.26
* Includes $47.61 for NASA
* Includes $17.33 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $72.03
* Includes $17.67 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.63 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $5.26 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $10,933
US AVERAGE $13,367

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