2021 Mississippi Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Mississippi paid $7,890 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $5,582 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Mississippi
Health $1,737.51
* Includes $1,349.19 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $15.78 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $1,711.85
* Includes $801.08 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $228.85 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $21.64 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,210.71
* Includes $544.28 for Military Contractors
* Includes $242.75 for Military Personnel
* Includes $36.29 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,004.44
* Includes $342.46 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $36.55 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $10.87 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $715.63
Education $375.00
* Includes $239.79 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $100.36 for K-12 Education
Veterans $328.43
* Includes $161.90 for Income Support
* Includes $140.46 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $303.59
* Includes $189.23 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $36.29 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $176.11
* Includes $70.04 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $4.52 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $152.16
* Includes $23.08 for Public transit
* Includes $7.11 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $67.80
* Includes $11.59 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $3.09 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $55.84
* Includes $49.69 for State Department
Science $49.94
* Includes $30.23 for NASA
* Includes $10.24 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $7,890
US AVERAGE $13,472

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