2017 Missouri Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Missouri paid $11,258 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $3,261 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Missouri
Health $3,355.84
* Includes $1,450.77 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,288.70 for Medicare
* Includes $121.63 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $62.82 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $2,679.25
* Includes $1,241.07 for Military Contractors
* Includes $560.28 for Military Personnel
* Includes $185.83 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $79.31 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $1,599.14
Unemployment and Labor $835.46
* Includes $231.35 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $61.85 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.32 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $679.28
* Includes $329.89 for Income Support
* Includes $278.04 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $459.04
* Includes $271.61 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $87.01 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $449.60
* Includes $329.09 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $87.14 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $441.91
* Includes $77.89 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $61.12 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.96 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $247.13
* Includes $194.49 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $58.34 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $153.49
* Includes $30.50 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $12.43 for National Park Service
International Affairs $147.19
* Includes $102.70 for Department of State
* Includes $39.66 for Foreign Aid
Science $117.74
* Includes $69.98 for NASA
* Includes $27.77 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $92.92
* Includes $38.03 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $19.87 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $11,258
US AVERAGE $14,520

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