2024 Kentucky Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Kentucky paid $11,571 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $6,194 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,872.02 |
| * Includes $1,187.37 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,080.14 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $97.18 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $30.65 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $19.33 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $2,414.90 |
| * Includes $1,907.94 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $931.69 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $397.45 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $253.13 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $75.55 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $57.58 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $47.65 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $28.45 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $3.79 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.24 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,248.76 |
| Veterans | $724.04 |
| * Includes $723.55 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $42.12 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $687.39 |
| * Includes $118.05 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $60.13 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $17.07 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $10.93 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $0.67 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $530.10 |
| * Includes $512.99 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $271.59 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $199.41 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $1.22 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $0.93 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $467.71 |
| * Includes $290.45 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $78.72 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $19.11 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $10.85 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $424.28 |
| * Includes $101.03 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $51.59 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $20.23 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $2.87 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $2.56 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $1.91 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.27 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $398.78 |
| * Includes $141.39 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $123.12 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $116.97 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $25.12 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $16.02 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $245.56 |
| * Includes $83.01 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $25.60 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $16.33 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $16.32 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $9.26 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $151.70 |
| * Includes $33.76 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $25.66 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $1.95 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $148.74 |
| * Includes $64.00 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $18.53 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $128.83 |
| * Includes $24.85 for Highways | |
| * Includes $19.42 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $15.28 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $15.22 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $8.96 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $91.64 |
| * Includes $50.19 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $21.50 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $3.33 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $11,571 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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