2021 Alabama Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Alabama paid $9,422 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $4,050 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Alabama
Health $2,074.89
* Includes $1,611.16 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $18.85 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,044.23
* Includes $956.63 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $273.29 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $25.84 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,445.79
* Includes $649.96 for Military Contractors
* Includes $289.89 for Military Personnel
* Includes $43.34 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,199.47
* Includes $408.95 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $43.65 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $12.98 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $854.58
Education $449.00
* Includes $286.35 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $119.84 for K-12 Education
Veterans $392.20
* Includes $193.33 for Income Support
* Includes $167.73 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $362.53
* Includes $225.97 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $43.33 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $210.31
* Includes $83.64 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $5.40 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $181.70
* Includes $27.56 for Public transit
* Includes $8.49 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $80.97
* Includes $13.84 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.69 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $66.69
* Includes $59.34 for State Department
Science $59.63
* Includes $36.10 for NASA
* Includes $12.23 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $9,422
US AVERAGE $13,472

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