2019 Connecticut Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Connecticut paid $22,662 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $7,959 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Connecticut
Health $6,577.31
* Includes $5,357.41 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $123.35 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $53.62 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $5,473.67
* Includes $2,660.88 for Military Contractors
* Includes $1,089.69 for Military Personnel
* Includes $158.76 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $3,663.73
Unemployment and Labor $1,583.35
* Includes $412.88 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $108.06 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $25.77 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $1,387.87
* Includes $699.23 for Income Support
* Includes $574.14 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $955.44
* Includes $158.96 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $49.43 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $17.63 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $919.45
* Includes $442.57 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $162.29 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $754.93
* Includes $483.92 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $158.69 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $375.66
* Includes $91.24 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $46.08 for Public Housing
* Includes $15.13 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $284.15
* Includes $56.73 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $13.48 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $283.16
* Includes $189.15 for State Department
* Includes $11.13 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $226.05
* Includes $135.78 for NASA
* Includes $50.30 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $177.24
* Includes $36.88 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $10.33 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $22,662
US AVERAGE $14,702

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