2024 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $25,217 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $7,451 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $6,259.08 |
| * Includes $2,587.66 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,353.97 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $211.79 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $66.79 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $42.14 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $5,262.85 |
| * Includes $4,158.03 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $2,030.46 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $866.18 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $551.66 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $164.64 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $125.47 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $103.84 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $62.01 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $8.26 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.52 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $4,900.79 |
| Veterans | $1,577.91 |
| * Includes $1,576.85 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $91.80 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,498.06 |
| * Includes $257.27 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $131.05 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $37.20 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $23.83 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.46 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $1,155.27 |
| * Includes $1,117.98 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $591.89 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $434.58 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $2.67 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $2.03 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $1,019.30 |
| * Includes $632.00 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $171.56 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $41.66 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $23.65 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $924.65 |
| * Includes $220.18 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $112.44 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $44.09 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $6.26 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $5.59 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $4.16 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.59 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.02 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $869.08 |
| * Includes $308.13 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $268.31 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $254.92 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $54.74 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $34.90 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $535.16 |
| * Includes $180.91 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $55.78 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $35.58 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $35.57 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $20.18 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $330.60 |
| * Includes $73.57 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $55.93 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $4.25 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $324.15 |
| * Includes $139.49 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $40.39 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $280.75 |
| * Includes $54.15 for Highways | |
| * Includes $42.33 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $33.31 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $33.16 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $19.53 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $199.71 |
| * Includes $109.39 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $46.85 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $7.25 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $25,217 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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