National Priorities Project Bringing the Federal Budget Home

Visualize Your Tax Dollar


So, how were the taxes you paid to the federal government actually spent? Here are two ways to find out.

  1. Enter your payment amount in the box labeled "Federal Taxes Paid."
  2. Chose a tax year.
  3. Select either "Chart" or "Visualization."
  4. Click "Show my taxes."


The "Chart" option shows a bar chart of the amount of your taxes that went into each NPP spending category.

The "Visualization" option shows the data a little differently. Try clicking on any of the images for links to more information on how your tax dollars were spent.

 

IF YOU DON'T KNOW how much you paid in taxes (or you'd like to figure out what someone else you know might have paid), click on the "?" below, and check out NPP's "Tax Estimator."