2017 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $19,638 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $5,118 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2017 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,853.78 |
| * Includes $2,530.66 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $2,247.96 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $212.17 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $109.58 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $4,673.58 |
| * Includes $2,164.88 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $977.33 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $324.15 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $138.34 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $2,789.48 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,457.35 |
| * Includes $403.55 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $107.89 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $21.50 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $1,184.92 |
| * Includes $575.45 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $485.00 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $800.73 |
| * Includes $473.78 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $151.77 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $784.26 |
| * Includes $574.05 for Federal Student Aid | |
| * Includes $151.00 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $770.86 |
| * Includes $135.87 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $106.61 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $47.04 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $431.09 |
| * Includes $339.27 for Affordable Housing Programs | |
| * Includes $101.77 for Disaster Relief & Insurance | |
| Energy and Environment | $267.74 |
| * Includes $53.20 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $21.69 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $256.75 |
| * Includes $179.15 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $69.18 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $205.38 |
| * Includes $122.07 for NASA | |
| * Includes $48.45 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $162.09 |
| * Includes $66.35 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $34.66 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $19,638 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,520 |
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