2021 Illinois Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Illinois paid $14,160 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $687 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Illinois
Health $3,118.28
* Includes $2,421.36 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $28.32 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $3,072.21
* Includes $1,437.68 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $410.72 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $38.83 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $2,172.82
* Includes $976.80 for Military Contractors
* Includes $435.67 for Military Personnel
* Includes $65.13 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,802.65
* Includes $614.60 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $65.60 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $19.51 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,284.32
Education $674.79
* Includes $430.34 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $180.11 for K-12 Education
Veterans $589.43
* Includes $290.55 for Income Support
* Includes $252.07 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $544.84
* Includes $339.60 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $65.13 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $316.07
* Includes $125.70 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $8.12 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $273.07
* Includes $41.42 for Public transit
* Includes $12.76 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $121.68
* Includes $20.80 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.55 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $100.22
* Includes $89.17 for State Department
Science $89.62
* Includes $54.25 for NASA
* Includes $18.38 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $14,160
US AVERAGE $13,472

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