2024 the United States Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in the United States paid $17,766 in federal income taxes in 2024. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $4,409.68 |
| * Includes $1,823.07 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,658.43 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $149.21 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $47.05 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $29.69 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $3,707.81 |
| * Includes $2,929.44 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $1,430.51 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $610.24 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $388.66 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $115.99 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $88.40 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $73.16 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $43.68 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $5.82 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.37 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $3,452.73 |
| Veterans | $1,111.68 |
| * Includes $1,110.93 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $64.68 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,055.42 |
| * Includes $181.25 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $92.32 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $26.21 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $16.79 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.03 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $813.91 |
| * Includes $787.65 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $416.00 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $306.17 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $1.88 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $1.43 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $718.12 |
| * Includes $445.96 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $120.87 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $29.35 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $16.66 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $651.44 |
| * Includes $155.12 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $79.22 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $31.06 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $4.41 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $3.94 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $2.93 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.41 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $612.29 |
| * Includes $217.08 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $189.03 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $179.60 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $38.56 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $24.59 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $377.03 |
| * Includes $127.46 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $39.30 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $25.07 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $25.06 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $14.21 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $232.91 |
| * Includes $51.83 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $39.41 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $2.00 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $228.37 |
| * Includes $98.27 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $28.46 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $197.80 |
| * Includes $38.15 for Highways | |
| * Includes $29.82 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $23.47 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $23.36 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $13.76 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $140.70 |
| * Includes $77.07 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $33.01 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $5.11 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $17,766 |
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