2024 New Jersey Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in New Jersey paid $22,302 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,536 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,535.55 |
| * Includes $2,288.53 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,081.86 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $187.31 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $59.07 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $37.26 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $4,654.49 |
| * Includes $3,677.38 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $1,795.74 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $766.05 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $487.89 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $145.61 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $110.97 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $91.84 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $54.84 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $7.31 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.46 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $4,334.28 |
| Veterans | $1,395.51 |
| * Includes $1,394.57 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $81.19 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,324.89 |
| * Includes $227.53 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $115.90 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $32.90 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $21.07 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.29 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $1,021.72 |
| * Includes $988.75 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $523.47 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $384.35 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $2.36 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $1.80 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $901.47 |
| * Includes $559.82 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $151.73 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $36.84 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $20.91 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $817.77 |
| * Includes $194.73 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $99.44 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $38.00 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $5.54 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $4.94 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $3.68 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.52 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.02 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $768.61 |
| * Includes $272.51 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $237.29 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $225.45 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $48.41 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $30.87 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $473.29 |
| * Includes $160.00 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $49.33 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $31.47 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $31.46 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $17.84 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $292.38 |
| * Includes $65.06 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $49.47 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $3.76 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $286.68 |
| * Includes $123.36 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $35.72 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $248.30 |
| * Includes $47.89 for Highways | |
| * Includes $37.44 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $29.46 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $29.33 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $17.27 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $176.62 |
| * Includes $96.74 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $41.44 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $6.41 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $22,302 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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