2019 South Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Carolina paid $10,610 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $4,091 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Carolina
Health $3,079.40
* Includes $2,508.26 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $57.75 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $25.10 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,562.69
* Includes $1,245.78 for Military Contractors
* Includes $510.18 for Military Personnel
* Includes $74.33 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,715.30
Unemployment and Labor $741.30
* Includes $193.30 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $50.59 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $12.06 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $649.78
* Includes $327.37 for Income Support
* Includes $268.80 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $447.32
* Includes $74.42 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $23.14 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $8.25 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $430.47
* Includes $207.20 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $75.98 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $353.44
* Includes $226.56 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $74.30 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $175.88
* Includes $42.72 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $21.57 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.08 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $133.04
* Includes $26.56 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $6.31 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $132.57
* Includes $88.56 for State Department
* Includes $5.21 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $105.83
* Includes $63.57 for NASA
* Includes $23.55 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $82.98
* Includes $17.27 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $4.84 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $10,610
US AVERAGE $14,702

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