2024 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $10,478 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $7,287 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Mississippi
Health $2,600.73
* Includes $1,075.21 for Medicaid
* Includes $978.11 for Medicare
* Includes $88.00 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $27.75 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $17.51 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,186.79
* Includes $1,727.72 for Pentagon
* Includes $843.68 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $359.91 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $229.22 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $68.41 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $52.14 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $43.15 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $25.76 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $3.43 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.22 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,036.34
Veterans $655.64
* Includes $655.20 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $38.15 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $622.46
* Includes $106.90 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $54.45 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $15.46 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $9.90 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.60 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $480.03
* Includes $464.54 for Department of Education
* Includes $245.94 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $180.58 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.11 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $0.85 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $423.53
* Includes $263.02 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $71.29 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $17.31 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $9.83 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $384.21
* Includes $91.49 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $46.72 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $18.32 for Federal Court System
* Includes $2.60 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.32 for Postal Service
* Includes $1.73 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.24 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $361.11
* Includes $128.03 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $111.49 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $105.92 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $22.74 for Head Start
* Includes $14.50 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $222.36
* Includes $75.17 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $23.18 for Forest Service
* Includes $14.78 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $14.78 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $8.38 for National Park Service
International Affairs $137.37
* Includes $30.57 for Diplomacy
* Includes $23.24 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $1.77 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $134.69
* Includes $57.96 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $16.78 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $116.66
* Includes $22.50 for Highways
* Includes $17.59 for Public transit
* Includes $13.84 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $13.78 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $8.12 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $82.98
* Includes $45.45 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $19.47 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.01 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $10,478
US AVERAGE $17,766

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