2015 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $8,374 in federal income taxes in 2015. That's $4,604 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2015 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,402.00 |
| * Includes $1,096.51 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $28.95 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Pentagon & Military | $2,125.14 |
| * Includes $455.22 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $58.60 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,144.05 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $670.52 |
| * Includes $49.98 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $18.97 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $496.81 |
| * Includes $218.58 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $199.18 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $385.68 |
| * Includes $238.70 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $22.80 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Education | $297.33 |
| * Includes $99.03 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $70.23 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $243.17 |
| * Includes $39.51 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection | |
| * Includes $22.09 for Federal Prison System | |
| Housing and Community | $161.05 |
| * Includes $31.27 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $5.95 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $133.78 |
| * Includes $27.10 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $5.88 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $125.15 |
| * Includes $24.89 for Diplomatic and consular programs | |
| * Includes $21.69 for Global Health Programs | |
| Transportation | $97.06 |
| * Includes $16.15 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $3.55 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Science | $92.24 |
| * Includes $55.47 for NASA | |
| * Includes $21.31 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $8,374 |
| US AVERAGE | $12,978 |
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