2022 Massachusetts Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Massachusetts paid $19,228 in federal income taxes in 2022. That's $5,861 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Massachusetts
Health $5,212.63
* Includes $2,232.79 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,769.24 for Medicare
* Includes $62.14 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $27.85 for Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Military $3,416.91
* Includes $1,563.45 for Military Contractors
* Includes $681.87 for Military Personnel
* Includes $428.97 for Top 5 Military Contractors
* Includes $152.15 for Lockheed Martin
* Includes $106.71 for Nuclear Weapons
Interest on Debt $2,479.45
Education $2,433.06
* Includes $2,036.20 for College Financial Aid
* Includes $387.78 for K-12 Education
Unemployment and Labor $1,615.31
* Includes $495.76 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $27.30 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $26.83 for Refugee Assistance
Veterans Benefits $1,032.37
* Includes $525.43 for Income Support
* Includes $420.42 for Veterans Health Administration
Food and Agriculture $856.19
* Includes $560.18 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $140.36 for School Lunch & child nutrition
Transportation $674.45
* Includes $467.56 for Highways
* Includes $101.36 for Public transit
* Includes $10.41 for Railroads
Government $568.36
* Includes $100.73 for Immigration & Border Control
* Includes $28.55 for Federal Prisons
* Includes $16.60 for Citizenship & Immigration Services
Housing and Community $479.25
* Includes $182.24 for Disaster Relief
* Includes $28.49 for Public Housing
* Includes $15.80 for Homeless Assistance Grants
International Affairs $192.18
* Includes $123.98 for State Department
* Includes $55.09 for Foreign Aid
Science $141.15
* Includes $83.73 for NASA
* Includes $30.47 for National Science Foundation
Energy and Environment $126.67
* Includes $31.08 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $20.45 for Managing Wildfires
* Includes $9.25 for Renewable energy & energy efficiency

TOTAL $19,228
US AVERAGE $13,367

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