2024 Arkansas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Arkansas paid $12,515 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $5,251 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Arkansas
Health $3,106.33
* Includes $1,284.23 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,168.26 for Medicare
* Includes $105.11 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $33.15 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $20.91 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,611.91
* Includes $2,063.60 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,007.70 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $429.88 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $273.78 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $81.71 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $62.27 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $51.54 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $30.77 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.10 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.26 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,432.22
Veterans $783.10
* Includes $782.58 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $45.56 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $743.47
* Includes $127.68 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $65.04 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $18.46 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $11.82 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.72 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $573.35
* Includes $554.85 for Department of Education
* Includes $293.75 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $215.68 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.32 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.01 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $505.87
* Includes $314.15 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $85.14 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $20.67 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $11.74 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $458.90
* Includes $109.27 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $55.80 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $21.88 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.11 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.77 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.07 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 $431.32
* Includes $152.92 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $133.16 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $126.51 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $27.17 for Head Start
* Includes $17.32 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $265.59
* Includes $89.79 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $27.68 for Forest Service
* Includes $17.66 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $17.66 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.01 for National Park Service
International Affairs $164.07
* Includes $36.51 for Diplomacy
* Includes $27.76 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.11 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $160.87
* Includes $69.23 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $20.05 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $139.34
* Includes $26.87 for Highways
* Includes $21.01 for Public transit
* Includes $16.53 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $16.46 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $9.69 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $99.11
* Includes $54.29 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $23.25 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.60 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $12,515
US AVERAGE $17,766

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