2024 Michigan Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Michigan paid $14,092 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,674 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Michigan
Health $3,497.76
* Includes $1,446.06 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,315.47 for Medicare
* Includes $118.35 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $37.32 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $23.55 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,941.04
* Includes $2,323.63 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,134.68 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $484.05 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $308.28 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $92.01 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $70.12 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $58.03 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $34.65 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.62 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.29 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,738.71
Veterans $881.78
* Includes $881.19 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $51.30 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $837.16
* Includes $143.77 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $73.23 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.79 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.31 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.81 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $645.60
* Includes $624.76 for Department of Education
* Includes $330.76 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $242.86 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.49 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.14 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $569.62
* Includes $353.74 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $95.87 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $23.28 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.22 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $516.72
* Includes $123.04 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $62.83 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.64 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.50 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.12 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.33 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.33 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $485.66
* Includes $172.19 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $149.94 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $142.46 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $30.59 for Head Start
* Includes $19.51 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $299.06
* Includes $101.10 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $31.17 for Forest Service
* Includes $19.88 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $19.88 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.27 for National Park Service
International Affairs $184.75
* Includes $41.11 for Diplomacy
* Includes $31.26 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.38 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $181.14
* Includes $77.95 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $22.57 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $156.89
* Includes $30.26 for Highways
* Includes $23.66 for Public transit
* Includes $18.61 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $18.53 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.92 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $111.60
* Includes $61.13 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $26.18 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.05 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,092
US AVERAGE $17,766

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