2024 Puerto Rico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Puerto Rico paid $22,469 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,702 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,577.01 |
| * Includes $2,305.67 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,097.45 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $188.71 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $59.51 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $37.54 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $4,689.34 |
| * Includes $3,704.91 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $1,809.19 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $771.79 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $491.54 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $146.70 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $111.80 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $92.53 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $55.25 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $7.36 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.47 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $4,366.73 |
| Veterans | $1,405.96 |
| * Includes $1,405.02 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $81.80 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,334.81 |
| * Includes $229.23 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $116.77 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $33.14 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $21.23 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.30 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $1,029.37 |
| * Includes $996.15 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $527.39 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $387.23 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $2.38 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $1.81 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $908.22 |
| * Includes $564.02 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $152.87 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $37.12 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $21.07 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $823.89 |
| * Includes $196.19 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $100.19 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $39.29 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $5.58 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $4.98 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $3.71 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 | $774.37 |
| * Includes $274.55 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $239.07 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $227.14 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $48.77 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $31.10 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $476.84 |
| * Includes $161.20 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $49.70 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $31.70 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $31.70 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $17.98 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $294.57 |
| * Includes $65.55 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $49.84 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $3.79 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $288.82 |
| * Includes $124.29 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $35.99 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $250.16 |
| * Includes $48.25 for Highways | |
| * Includes $37.72 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $29.68 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $29.55 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $17.40 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $177.94 |
| * Includes $97.47 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $41.75 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $6.46 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $22,469 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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