2019 Kentucky Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Kentucky paid $9,765 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $4,936 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Kentucky
Health $2,834.15
* Includes $2,308.49 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $53.15 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $23.10 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,358.59
* Includes $1,146.57 for Military Contractors
* Includes $469.55 for Military Personnel
* Includes $68.41 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,578.69
Unemployment and Labor $682.26
* Includes $177.91 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $46.56 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $11.10 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $598.03
* Includes $301.30 for Income Support
* Includes $247.39 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $411.70
* Includes $68.49 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $21.30 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $7.60 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $396.19
* Includes $190.70 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $69.93 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $325.30
* Includes $208.52 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $68.38 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $161.87
* Includes $39.31 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $19.86 for Public Housing
* Includes $6.52 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $122.44
* Includes $24.45 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.81 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $122.01
* Includes $81.50 for State Department
* Includes $4.80 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $97.40
* Includes $58.51 for NASA
* Includes $21.67 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $76.37
* Includes $15.89 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $4.45 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $9,765
US AVERAGE $14,702

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