2019 Illinois Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Illinois paid $15,894 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $1,191 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Illinois
Health $4,612.00
* Includes $3,757.42 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $86.51 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $37.60 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $3,838.96
* Includes $1,866.21 for Military Contractors
* Includes $764.26 for Military Personnel
* Includes $111.35 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $2,569.56
Unemployment and Labor $1,110.48
* Includes $289.57 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $75.79 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $18.07 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $973.38
* Includes $490.41 for Income Support
* Includes $402.67 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $670.10
* Includes $111.48 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $34.67 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $12.36 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $644.85
* Includes $310.39 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $113.82 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $529.47
* Includes $339.40 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $111.30 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $263.47
* Includes $63.99 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $32.32 for Public Housing
* Includes $10.61 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $199.29
* Includes $39.79 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $9.45 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $198.59
* Includes $132.66 for State Department
* Includes $7.81 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $158.54
* Includes $95.23 for NASA
* Includes $35.28 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $124.31
* Includes $25.87 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $7.25 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $15,894
US AVERAGE $14,702

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