2016 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $8,747 in federal income taxes in 2016. That's $5,303 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2016 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,546.10 |
| * Includes $1,080.47 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $997.64 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $42.44 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $2,048.10 |
| * Includes $434.79 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $105.96 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $56.53 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,157.03 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $655.02 |
| * Includes $48.23 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $19.26 for Job Training and Employment Programs | |
| Veterans Benefits | $520.78 |
| * Includes $236.09 for Payments for disability, death, etc. | |
| * Includes $204.13 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $392.62 |
| * Includes $229.15 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $27.32 for Federal Crop Insurance | |
| Government | $368.83 |
| * Includes $39.05 for Border Protection | |
| * Includes $20.50 for Federal Prison System | |
| * Includes $16.13 for Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) | |
| Transportation | $280.80 |
| * Includes $14.54 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $6.21 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| Education | $247.58 |
| * Includes $86.58 for Pell Grants, Work Study, and other Student Aid | |
| * Includes $67.83 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| * Includes $0.45 for National Endowment for the Arts | |
| Housing and Community | $181.84 |
| * Includes $32.32 for Head Start and Related | |
| * Includes $6.66 for Homeless Assistance Grants | |
| Energy and Environment | $139.63 |
| * Includes $23.33 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $6.25 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| International Affairs | $118.05 |
| * Includes $88.47 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $17.64 for USAID (foreign aid) | |
| Science | $90.63 |
| * Includes $54.68 for NASA | |
| * Includes $20.17 for National Science Foundation | |
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| TOTAL | $8,747 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,051 |
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