2021 Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Virginia paid $14,017 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $544 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Virginia
Health $3,086.78
* Includes $2,396.91 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $28.04 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $3,041.18
* Includes $1,423.17 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $406.57 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $38.44 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $2,150.88
* Includes $966.94 for Military Contractors
* Includes $431.27 for Military Personnel
* Includes $64.47 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,784.44
* Includes $608.39 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $64.94 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $19.31 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $1,271.35
Education $667.98
* Includes $425.99 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $178.29 for K-12 Education
Veterans $583.47
* Includes $287.62 for Income Support
* Includes $249.53 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $539.34
* Includes $336.17 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $64.47 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $312.88
* Includes $124.43 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $8.03 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $270.32
* Includes $41.01 for Public transit
* Includes $12.63 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $120.45
* Includes $20.59 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $5.49 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $99.21
* Includes $88.27 for State Department
Science $88.71
* Includes $53.70 for NASA
* Includes $18.20 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $14,017
US AVERAGE $13,472

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