2017 Iowa Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Iowa paid $10,227 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $4,292 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Iowa
Health $3,048.51
* Includes $1,317.91 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,170.68 for Medicare
* Includes $110.50 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $57.07 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,433.89
* Includes $1,127.42 for Military Contractors
* Includes $508.97 for Military Personnel
* Includes $168.81 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $72.04 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,452.69
Unemployment and Labor $758.95
* Includes $210.16 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $56.19 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $11.20 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $617.08
* Includes $299.68 for Income Support
* Includes $252.58 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $416.00
* Includes $246.74 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $79.04 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $408.42
* Includes $298.95 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $79.16 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $401.44
* Includes $70.76 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $55.52 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.50 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $224.50
* Includes $176.68 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $53.00 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $139.43
* Includes $27.70 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $11.29 for National Park Service
International Affairs $133.71
* Includes $93.30 for Department of State
* Includes $36.03 for Foreign Aid
Science $106.96
* Includes $63.57 for NASA
* Includes $25.23 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $84.41
* Includes $34.55 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $18.05 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $10,227
US AVERAGE $14,520

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