2024 Alabama Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Alabama paid $12,253 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $5,513 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Alabama
Health $3,041.30
* Includes $1,257.35 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,143.80 for Medicare
* Includes $102.91 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $32.45 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $20.47 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,557.23
* Includes $2,020.40 for Pentagon
* Includes $986.60 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $420.88 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $268.05 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $79.00 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $60.97 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $50.46 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $30.13 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.01 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.25 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,381.31
Veterans $766.71
* Includes $766.20 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $44.61 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $727.91
* Includes $125.01 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $63.68 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $18.07 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $11.58 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.71 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $561.35
* Includes $543.23 for Department of Education
* Includes $287.60 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $211.17 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.30 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $0.99 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $495.28
* Includes $307.57 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $83.36 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $20.24 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $11.49 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $449.29
* Includes $106.99 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $54.63 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $21.42 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.04 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.72 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.02 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.29 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $422.29
* Includes $149.72 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $130.37 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $123.87 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $26.60 for Head Start
* Includes $16.96 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $260.03
* Includes $87.91 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $27.10 for Forest Service
* Includes $17.29 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $17.29 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $9.80 for National Park Service
International Affairs $160.64
* Includes $35.75 for Diplomacy
* Includes $27.18 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.07 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $157.50
* Includes $67.78 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $19.63 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $136.42
* Includes $26.31 for Highways
* Includes $20.57 for Public transit
* Includes $16.18 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $16.11 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $9.49 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $97.04
* Includes $53.15 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $22.77 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.52 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $12,253
US AVERAGE $17,766

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