2024 Alaska Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Alaska paid $14,763 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,003 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Alaska
Health $3,664.31
* Includes $1,514.91 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,378.11 for Medicare
* Includes $123.99 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $39.10 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.67 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,081.08
* Includes $2,434.27 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,188.71 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $507.09 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $322.96 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $96.39 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $73.46 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $60.79 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $36.30 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.84 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,869.11
Veterans $923.77
* Includes $923.15 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $53.75 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $877.02
* Includes $150.62 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $76.72 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $21.78 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.95 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.85 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $676.34
* Includes $654.51 for Department of Education
* Includes $346.51 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $254.42 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.56 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.19 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $596.74
* Includes $370.58 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $100.44 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $24.39 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.84 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $541.33
* Includes $128.90 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $65.83 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $25.81 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.66 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.27 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.44 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.34 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $508.79
* Includes $180.39 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $157.08 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $149.24 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.04 for Head Start
* Includes $20.43 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $313.30
* Includes $105.91 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $32.66 for Forest Service
* Includes $20.83 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $20.83 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.81 for National Park Service
International Affairs $193.54
* Includes $43.07 for Diplomacy
* Includes $32.74 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.49 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $189.77
* Includes $81.66 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $23.65 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $164.36
* Includes $31.70 for Highways
* Includes $24.78 for Public transit
* Includes $19.50 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.41 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.43 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $116.92
* Includes $64.04 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $27.43 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.25 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,763
US AVERAGE $17,766

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