2019 Tennessee Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Tennessee paid $11,969 in federal income taxes in 2019. That's $2,733 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Tennessee
Health $3,473.83
* Includes $2,829.53 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $65.15 for Children's Health Insurance Program
* Includes $28.32 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Military $2,890.93
* Includes $1,405.35 for Military Contractors
* Includes $575.52 for Military Personnel
* Includes $83.85 for Nuclear Weapons & Related
Interest on Debt $1,935.01
Unemployment and Labor $836.25
* Includes $218.06 for Earned Income Tax Credit*
* Includes $57.07 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $13.61 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Veterans Benefits $733.01
* Includes $369.30 for Income Support
* Includes $303.23 for Veterans Health Administration
Government $504.62
* Includes $83.95 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $26.11 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $9.31 for Census Bureau
Food and Agriculture $485.61
* Includes $233.74 for SNAP (food stamps)
* Includes $85.71 for School Lunch & other food programs
Education $398.72
* Includes $255.58 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $83.81 for K-12 Education
Housing and Community $198.41
* Includes $48.19 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $24.34 for Public Housing
* Includes $7.99 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Energy and Environment $150.08
* Includes $29.96 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $7.12 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $149.55
* Includes $99.90 for State Department
* Includes $5.88 for Health-related Foreign Aid
Science $119.39
* Includes $71.71 for NASA
* Includes $26.57 for National Science Foundation
Transportation $93.61
* Includes $19.48 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $5.46 for Federal Aviation Administration

TOTAL $11,969
US AVERAGE $14,702

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