2022 Washington Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Washington paid $16,701 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,334 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Washington
Health $4,527.57
* Includes $1,939.35 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,536.72 for Medicare
* Includes $53.97 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.19 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $2,967.85
* Includes $1,357.98 for Military Contractors
* Includes $592.25 for Military Personnel
* Includes $372.60 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $132.15 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $92.69 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,153.60
Education $2,113.30
* Includes $1,768.60 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $336.82 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,403.02
* Includes $430.61 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.72 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $23.30 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $896.70
* Includes $456.38 for Income Support
* Includes $365.17 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $743.66
* Includes $486.56 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $121.91 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $585.82
* Includes $406.11 for Highways
* Includes $88.04 for Public transit
* Includes $9.04 for Railroads
Government $493.67
* Includes $87.49 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $24.80 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $14.42 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $416.27
* Includes $158.29 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $24.75 for Public Housing
* Includes $13.72 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $166.93
* Includes $107.69 for State Department
* Includes $47.85 for Foreign Aid
Science $122.60
* Includes $72.73 for NASA
* Includes $26.47 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $110.02
* Includes $26.00 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $17.76 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $8.03 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $16,701
US AVERAGE $13,367

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