2017 Maryland Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maryland paid $14,725 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $204 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Maryland
Health $4,389.30
* Includes $1,897.54 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,685.57 for Medicare
* Includes $159.09 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $82.17 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $3,504.35
* Includes $1,623.27 for Military Contractors
* Includes $732.83 for Military Personnel
* Includes $243.06 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $103.73 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,091.61
Unemployment and Labor $1,092.75
* Includes $302.59 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $80.90 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $16.12 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $888.48
* Includes $431.48 for Income Support
* Includes $363.67 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $600.40
* Includes $355.25 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $113.80 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $588.05
* Includes $430.43 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $113.97 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $578.01
* Includes $101.88 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $79.94 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $35.27 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $323.24
* Includes $254.39 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $76.31 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $200.76
* Includes $39.89 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $16.26 for National Park Service
International Affairs $192.51
* Includes $134.33 for Department of State
* Includes $51.87 for Foreign Aid
Science $153.00
* Includes $91.53 for NASA
* Includes $36.33 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $121.54
* Includes $49.75 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $25.99 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $14,725
US AVERAGE $14,520

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