2019 Colorado Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Colorado paid $14,993 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $290 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Colorado
Health $4,351.50
* Includes $3,544.42 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $81.61 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $35.47 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $3,621.33
* Includes $1,760.42 for Military Contractors
* Includes $720.93 for Military Personnel
* Includes $105.03 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $2,423.90
Unemployment and Labor $1,047.53
* Includes $273.16 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $71.49 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $17.05 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $918.20
* Includes $462.61 for Income Support
* Includes $379.84 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $632.11
* Includes $105.16 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $32.70 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $11.66 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $608.30
* Includes $292.80 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $107.37 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $499.45
* Includes $320.16 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $104.99 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $248.54
* Includes $60.36 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $30.49 for Public Housing
* Includes $10.01 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $187.99
* Includes $37.54 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $8.92 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $187.33
* Includes $125.14 for State Department
* Includes $7.36 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $149.55
* Includes $89.83 for NASA
* Includes $33.28 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $117.26
* Includes $24.40 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $6.84 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $14,993
US AVERAGE $14,702

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