2024 Wisconsin Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Wisconsin paid $14,249 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,517 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Wisconsin
Health $3,536.73
* Includes $1,462.17 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,330.13 for Medicare
* Includes $119.67 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $37.74 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $23.81 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,973.80
* Includes $2,349.52 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,147.32 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $489.44 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $311.72 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $93.03 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $70.90 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $58.68 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $35.04 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.67 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.30 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,769.22
Veterans $891.61
* Includes $891.01 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $51.87 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $846.48
* Includes $145.37 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $74.05 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $21.02 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.46 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.82 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $652.79
* Includes $631.72 for Department of Education
* Includes $334.45 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $245.56 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.51 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.15 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $575.96
* Includes $357.68 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $96.94 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $23.54 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.36 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $522.48
* Includes $124.41 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $63.53 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.91 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.54 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.16 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.35 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.33 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $491.08
* Includes $174.11 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $151.61 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $144.04 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $30.93 for Head Start
* Includes $19.72 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $302.39
* Includes $102.23 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $31.52 for Forest Service
* Includes $20.10 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $20.10 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.40 for National Park Service
International Affairs $186.81
* Includes $41.57 for Diplomacy
* Includes $31.60 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.40 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $183.16
* Includes $78.82 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $22.82 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $158.64
* Includes $30.60 for Highways
* Includes $23.92 for Public transit
* Includes $18.82 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $18.74 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.04 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $112.85
* Includes $61.81 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $26.47 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.10 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,249
US AVERAGE $17,766

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