2017 Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Virginia paid $14,684 in federal income taxes in 2017. That's $163 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Virginia
Health $4,377.07
* Includes $1,892.26 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,680.87 for Medicare
* Includes $158.65 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $81.94 for Children's Health Insurance Program
Military $3,494.59
* Includes $1,618.75 for Military Contractors
* Includes $730.78 for Military Personnel
* Includes $242.38 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $103.44 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,085.79
Unemployment and Labor $1,089.71
* Includes $301.75 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $80.67 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $16.08 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $886.00
* Includes $430.28 for Income Support
* Includes $362.65 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $598.73
* Includes $354.26 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $113.49 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $586.42
* Includes $429.24 for Federal Student Aid
* Includes $113.65 for Elementary and Secondary Education
Government $576.40
* Includes $101.59 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $79.71 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $35.17 for Federal Prisons
Housing and Community $322.34
* Includes $253.68 for Affordable Housing Programs
* Includes $76.10 for Disaster Relief & Insurance
Energy and Environment $200.20
* Includes $39.78 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $16.22 for National Park Service
International Affairs $191.98
* Includes $133.96 for Department of State
* Includes $51.73 for Foreign Aid
Science $153.57
* Includes $91.28 for NASA
* Includes $36.23 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $121.20
* Includes $49.61 for U.S. Coast Guard
* Includes $25.92 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

TOTAL $14,684
US AVERAGE $14,520

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