2017 Alabama Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Alabama paid $10,437 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $4,082 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Alabama
Health $3,111.11
* Includes $1,344.97 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,194.72 for Medicare
* Includes $112.76 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $58.24 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,483.86
* Includes $1,150.57 for Military Contractors
* Includes $519.42 for Military Personnel
* Includes $172.28 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $73.52 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,482.52
Unemployment and Labor $774.54
* Includes $214.48 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $57.34 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $11.43 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $629.75
* Includes $305.83 for Income Support
* Includes $257.76 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $425.56
* Includes $251.80 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $80.66 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $416.81
* Includes $305.09 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $80.78 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $409.69
* Includes $72.21 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $56.66 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.00 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $229.11
* Includes $180.31 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $54.09 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $142.30
* Includes $28.27 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.53 for National Park Service
International Affairs $136.45
* Includes $95.21 for Department of State
* Includes $36.76 for Foreign Aid
Science $109.15
* Includes $64.88 for NASA
* Includes $25.75 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $86.15
* Includes $35.26 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $18.42 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $10,437
US AVERAGE $14,520

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