2019 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $20,984 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $6,281 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Massachusetts
Health $6,090.30
* Includes $4,960.72 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $114.22 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $49.65 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $5,068.37
* Includes $2,463.86 for Military Contractors
* Includes $1,009.01 for Military Personnel
* Includes $147.00 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $3,392.45
Unemployment and Labor $1,466.11
* Includes $382.31 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $100.06 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $23.86 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $1,285.10
* Includes $647.46 for Income Support
* Includes $531.63 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $884.70
* Includes $147.19 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $45.77 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $16.32 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $851.37
* Includes $409.80 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $150.27 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $699.03
* Includes $448.09 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $146.94 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $347.85
* Includes $84.48 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $42.67 for Public Housing
* Includes $14.01 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $263.11
* Includes $52.53 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $12.48 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $262.19
* Includes $175.14 for State Department
* Includes $10.31 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $209.31
* Includes $125.72 for NASA
* Includes $46.57 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $164.12
* Includes $34.15 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $9.57 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $20,984
US AVERAGE $14,702

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