2019 the District of Columbia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in the District of Columbia paid $24,095 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $9,392 more than the national average. See where that money went.

the District of Columbia
Health $6,993.22
* Includes $5,696.18 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $131.15 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $57.01 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $5,819.79
* Includes $2,829.14 for Military Contractors
* Includes $1,158.60 for Military Personnel
* Includes $168.80 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $3,895.40
Unemployment and Labor $1,683.47
* Includes $438.99 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $114.89 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $27.40 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $1,475.63
* Includes $743.45 for Income Support
* Includes $610.44 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $1,015.86
* Includes $169.01 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $52.56 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $18.74 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $977.59
* Includes $470.55 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $172.55 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $802.66
* Includes $514.52 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $168.73 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $399.42
* Includes $97.01 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $48.99 for Public Housing
* Includes $16.08 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $302.12
* Includes $60.32 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $14.33 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $301.06
* Includes $201.11 for State Department
* Includes $11.83 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $240.34
* Includes $144.36 for NASA
* Includes $53.48 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $188.45
* Includes $39.21 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $10.99 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $24,095
US AVERAGE $14,702

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