2015 Connecticut Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Connecticut paid $21,367 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $8,388 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $6,128.92 |
| * Includes $2,797.84 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $73.86 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $5,422.49 |
| * Includes $1,161.54 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $149.52 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,919.15 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,710.89 |
| * Includes $127.52 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $48.41 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,267.66 |
| * Includes $557.72 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $508.22 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $984.09 |
| * Includes $609.07 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $58.18 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $758.67 |
| * Includes $252.70 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $179.20 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $620.46 |
| * Includes $100.82 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $56.35 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $410.95 |
| * Includes $79.79 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $15.19 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $341.34 |
| * Includes $69.15 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $15.01 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $319.34 |
| * Includes $63.50 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $55.35 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $247.66 |
| * Includes $41.22 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $9.05 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $235.37 |
| * Includes $141.53 for NASA | |
| * Includes $54.38 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $21,367 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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