2021 Wisconsin Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Wisconsin paid $10,875 in federal income taxes in 2021. That's $2,597 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Wisconsin
Health $2,394.86
* Includes $1,859.62 for Medicare and Medicaid
* Includes $21.75 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Unemployment and Labor $2,359.48
* Includes $1,104.15 for COVID checks to individuals
* Includes $315.44 for COVID unemployment aid
* Includes $29.82 for Welfare (TANF)
Pentagon & Military $1,668.75
* Includes $750.19 for Military Contractors
* Includes $334.60 for Military Personnel
* Includes $50.02 for Nuclear Weapons
Government $1,384.45
* Includes $472.02 for COVID aid to state and local governments
* Includes $50.38 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $14.98 for Federal Prisons
Interest on Debt $986.37
Education $518.25
* Includes $330.50 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $138.33 for K-12 Education
Veterans $452.69
* Includes $223.15 for Income Support
* Includes $193.59 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $418.44
* Includes $260.82 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $50.02 for School Lunch & other food programs
Housing and Community $242.74
* Includes $96.54 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $6.23 for Homeless Assistance Grants
Transportation $209.72
* Includes $31.81 for Public transit
* Includes $9.80 for Railroads
Energy and Environment $93.45
* Includes $15.98 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $4.26 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency
International Affairs $76.97
* Includes $68.49 for State Department
Science $68.83
* Includes $41.66 for NASA
* Includes $14.12 for National Science Foundation

TOTAL $10,875
US AVERAGE $13,472

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