2021 Maine Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maine paid $9,415 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $4,057 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Maine
Health $2,073.34
* Includes $1,609.96 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $18.83 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,042.72
* Includes $955.92 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $273.09 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $25.82 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,444.71
* Includes $649.48 for Military Contractors
* Includes $289.68 for Military Personnel
* Includes $43.31 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,198.58
* Includes $408.65 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $43.62 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $12.97 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $853.95
Education $448.67
* Includes $286.13 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $119.76 for K-12 Education
Veterans $391.91
* Includes $193.19 for Income Support
* Includes $167.60 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $362.26
* Includes $225.80 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $43.30 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $210.15
* Includes $83.58 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $5.40 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $181.57
* Includes $27.54 for Public transit
* Includes $8.48 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $80.91
* Includes $13.83 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.69 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $66.64
* Includes $59.29 for State Department
Science $59.59
* Includes $36.07 for NASA
* Includes $12.22 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $9,415
US AVERAGE $13,472

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