2024 Rhode Island Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Rhode Island paid $15,144 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,621 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Rhode Island
Health $3,758.88
* Includes $1,554.01 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,413.67 for Medicare
* Includes $127.19 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $40.11 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $25.30 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,160.59
* Includes $2,497.10 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,219.39 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $520.18 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $331.30 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $98.88 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $75.35 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $62.36 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $37.24 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.96 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,943.16
Veterans $947.61
* Includes $946.97 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $55.13 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $899.65
* Includes $154.50 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $78.70 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.34 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.31 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.87 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $693.79
* Includes $671.40 for Department of Education
* Includes $355.46 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $260.99 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.60 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.22 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $612.14
* Includes $380.14 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $103.03 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $25.02 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.20 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $555.30
* Includes $132.23 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $67.53 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.48 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.76 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.36 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.50 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.35 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $521.92
* Includes $185.05 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $161.13 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $153.09 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.87 for Head Start
* Includes $20.96 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $321.39
* Includes $108.65 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.50 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.37 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.36 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.12 for National Park Service
International Affairs $198.54
* Includes $44.18 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.59 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.55 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $194.67
* Includes $83.77 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $24.26 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $168.61
* Includes $32.52 for Highways
* Includes $25.42 for Public transit
* Includes $20.00 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.91 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.73 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $119.93
* Includes $65.69 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $28.14 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.35 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,144
US AVERAGE $17,766

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