2021 Pennsylvania Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Pennsylvania paid $12,319 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $1,153 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Pennsylvania
Health $2,712.86
* Includes $2,106.55 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $24.64 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,672.78
* Includes $1,250.77 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $357.32 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $33.78 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,890.33
* Includes $849.81 for Military Contractors
* Includes $379.02 for Military Personnel
* Includes $56.66 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,568.28
* Includes $534.69 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $57.07 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $16.97 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,117.34
Education $587.06
* Includes $374.39 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $156.69 for K-12 Education
Veterans $512.79
* Includes $252.78 for Income Support
* Includes $219.30 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $474.00
* Includes $295.45 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $56.66 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $274.98
* Includes $109.36 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $7.06 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $237.57
* Includes $36.04 for Public transit
* Includes $11.10 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $105.86
* Includes $18.10 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.83 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $87.19
* Includes $77.58 for State Department
Science $77.97
* Includes $47.19 for NASA
* Includes $15.99 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $12,319
US AVERAGE $13,472

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