2017 Maine Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maine paid $8,988 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $5,531 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Maine
Health $2,679.18
* Includes $1,158.24 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,028.85 for Medicare
* Includes $97.11 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $50.15 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,139.02
* Includes $990.83 for Military Contractors
* Includes $447.31 for Military Personnel
* Includes $148.36 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $63.32 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,276.70
Unemployment and Labor $667.01
* Includes $184.70 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $49.38 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $9.84 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $542.32
* Includes $263.37 for Income Support
* Includes $221.98 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $366.48
* Includes $216.84 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $69.46 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $358.94
* Includes $262.73 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $69.57 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $352.81
* Includes $62.18 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $48.79 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $21.53 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $197.30
* Includes $155.28 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $46.58 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $122.54
* Includes $24.35 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.93 for National Park Service
International Affairs $117.51
* Includes $81.00 for Department of State
* Includes $31.66 for Foreign Aid
Science $93.00
* Includes $55.87 for NASA
* Includes $22.17 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $74.19
* Includes $30.37 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $15.86 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $8,988
US AVERAGE $14,520

See and Share the Average Federal Income Tax Receipt for Your State