2022 California Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in California paid $16,895 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $3,528 more than the national average. See where that money went.

California
Health $4,580.17
* Includes $1,961.88 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,554.57 for Medicare
* Includes $54.60 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.47 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $3,002.33
* Includes $1,373.75 for Military Contractors
* Includes $599.13 for Military Personnel
* Includes $376.93 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $133.69 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $93.76 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,178.61
Education $2,137.85
* Includes $1,789.14 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $340.73 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,419.31
* Includes $435.61 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.99 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $23.57 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $907.11
* Includes $461.68 for Income Support
* Includes $369.41 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $752.30
* Includes $492.21 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $123.33 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $592.62
* Includes $410.83 for Highways
* Includes $89.06 for Public transit
* Includes $9.14 for Railroads
Government $499.40
* Includes $88.50 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $25.09 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $14.58 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $421.10
* Includes $160.13 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $25.04 for Public Housing
* Includes $13.88 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $168.87
* Includes $108.94 for State Department
* Includes $48.41 for Foreign Aid
Science $124.02
* Includes $73.57 for NASA
* Includes $26.78 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $111.30
* Includes $27.31 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $17.97 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $8.13 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $16,895
US AVERAGE $13,367

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