2021 Missouri Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Missouri paid $10,591 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $2,881 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Missouri
Health $2,332.32
* Includes $1,811.06 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $21.19 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,297.87
* Includes $1,075.32 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $307.20 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $29.05 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,625.17
* Includes $730.60 for Military Contractors
* Includes $325.86 for Military Personnel
* Includes $48.71 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,348.30
* Includes $459.69 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $49.07 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $14.59 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $960.61
Education $504.71
* Includes $321.87 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $134.71 for K-12 Education
Veterans $440.86
* Includes $217.32 for Income Support
* Includes $188.54 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $407.51
* Includes $254.01 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $48.71 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $236.40
* Includes $94.02 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.07 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $204.25
* Includes $30.98 for Public transit
* Includes $9.54 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $91.01
* Includes $15.56 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.15 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $74.96
* Includes $66.70 for State Department
Science $67.03
* Includes $40.57 for NASA
* Includes $13.75 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $10,591
US AVERAGE $13,472

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