2024 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $15,049 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,717 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $3,735.30 |
| * Includes $1,544.26 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,404.80 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $126.39 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $39.86 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $25.15 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $3,140.77 |
| * Includes $2,481.43 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $1,211.74 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $516.92 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $329.22 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $98.25 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $74.88 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $61.97 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $37.00 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $4.93 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,924.69 |
| Veterans | $941.66 |
| * Includes $941.03 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $54.79 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $894.01 |
| * Includes $153.53 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $78.21 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $22.20 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $14.22 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $0.87 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $689.44 |
| * Includes $667.19 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $353.23 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $259.35 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $1.59 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $1.21 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $608.30 |
| * Includes $377.76 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $102.38 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $24.86 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $14.11 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $551.81 |
| * Includes $131.40 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $67.10 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $26.31 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $3.74 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $3.34 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $2.48 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 | $518.65 |
| * Includes $183.88 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $160.12 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $152.13 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $32.67 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $20.83 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $319.37 |
| * Includes $107.97 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $33.29 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $21.23 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $21.23 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $12.04 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $197.29 |
| * Includes $43.90 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $33.38 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $2.54 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $193.44 |
| * Includes $83.24 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $24.11 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $167.55 |
| * Includes $32.31 for Highways | |
| * Includes $25.26 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $19.88 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $19.79 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $11.66 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $119.18 |
| * Includes $65.28 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $27.96 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $4.33 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $15,049 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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