2017 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $8,855 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $5,665 less than the national average. See where that money went.
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2017 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $2,639.54 |
| * Includes $1,141.10 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,013.63 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $95.67 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $49.41 for Children's Health Insurance Program | |
| Military | $2,107.37 |
| * Includes $976.17 for Military Contractors | |
| * Includes $440.69 for Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $146.16 for Lockheed Martin | |
| * Includes $62.38 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| Interest on Debt | $1,257.81 |
| Unemployment and Labor | $657.14 |
| * Includes $181.97 for Earned Income Tax Credit* | |
| * Includes $48.65 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $9.69 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| Veterans Benefits | $534.29 |
| * Includes $259.48 for Income Support | |
| * Includes $218.69 for Veterans Health Administration | |
| Food and Agriculture | $361.06 |
| * Includes $213.63 for SNAP (food stamps) | |
| * Includes $68.44 for School Lunch & other food programs | |
| Education | $353.63 |
| * Includes $258.85 for Federal Student Aid | |
| * Includes $68.54 for Elementary and Secondary Education | |
| Government | $347.59 |
| * Includes $61.26 for Immigration & Border Control | |
| * Includes $48.07 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $21.21 for Federal Prisons | |
| Housing and Community | $194.38 |
| * Includes $152.98 for Affordable Housing Programs | |
| * Includes $45.89 for Disaster Relief & Insurance | |
| Energy and Environment | $120.73 |
| * Includes $23.99 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $9.78 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $115.77 |
| * Includes $80.78 for Department of State | |
| * Includes $31.19 for Foreign Aid | |
| Science | $92.61 |
| * Includes $55.04 for NASA | |
| * Includes $21.85 for National Science Foundation | |
| Transportation | $73.09 |
| * Includes $29.92 for U.S. Coast Guard | |
| * Includes $15.63 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
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| TOTAL | $8,855 |
| US AVERAGE | $14,520 |
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