2024 Arizona Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Arizona paid $14,951 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,815 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Arizona
Health $3,710.97
* Includes $1,534.21 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,395.66 for Medicare
* Includes $125.57 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $39.60 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.98 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,120.31
* Includes $2,465.27 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,203.85 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $513.55 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $327.08 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $97.62 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $74.39 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $61.57 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $36.76 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.90 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,905.65
Veterans $935.53
* Includes $934.91 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $54.43 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $888.19
* Includes $152.53 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $77.70 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.05 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.13 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.86 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $684.95
* Includes $662.84 for Department of Education
* Includes $350.93 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $257.66 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.58 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.21 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $604.34
* Includes $375.30 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $101.72 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $24.70 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.02 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $548.22
* Includes $130.54 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $66.66 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.14 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.71 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.31 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.47 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.35 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $515.27
* Includes $182.69 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $159.08 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $151.14 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.45 for Head Start
* Includes $20.69 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $317.29
* Includes $107.26 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.07 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.09 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.09 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.96 for National Park Service
International Affairs $196.01
* Includes $43.62 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.16 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.52 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $192.18
* Includes $82.70 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $23.95 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $166.46
* Includes $32.10 for Highways
* Includes $25.10 for Public transit
* Includes $19.75 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.66 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.58 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $118.41
* Includes $64.86 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $27.78 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.30 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,951
US AVERAGE $17,766

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