2024 California Average Federal Income Taxes Paid
The average taxpayer in California paid $20,582 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,816 more than the national average. See where that money went.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Receipt |
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| Health | $5,108.63 |
| * Includes $2,112.03 for Medicaid | |
| * Includes $1,921.30 for Medicare | |
| * Includes $172.86 for National Institutes of Health | |
| * Includes $54.51 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | |
| * Includes $34.39 for Substance use & mental health programs | |
| War and Weapons | $4,295.52 |
| * Includes $3,393.77 for Pentagon | |
| * Includes $1,657.25 for Pentagon - Contractors | |
| * Includes $706.97 for Pentagon - Military Personnel | |
| * Includes $450.26 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors | |
| * Includes $134.38 for Nuclear Weapons | |
| * Includes $102.41 for Aid to foreign militaries | |
| * Includes $84.76 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid) | |
| * Includes $50.61 for F-35 Jet Fighter | |
| * Includes $6.74 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts | |
| * Includes $0.43 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) | |
| Interest on Debt | $4,000.00 |
| Veterans | $1,287.88 |
| * Includes $1,287.02 for Veterans' Affairs (VA) | |
| * Includes $74.93 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act) | |
| Unemployment and Labor | $1,222.71 |
| * Includes $209.98 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families | |
| * Includes $106.96 for Child Tax Credit | |
| * Includes $30.36 for Refugee Assistance | |
| * Includes $19.45 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program | |
| * Includes $1.19 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | |
| Education | $942.92 |
| * Includes $912.49 for Department of Education | |
| * Includes $483.10 for Dept. of Education - College Aid | |
| * Includes $354.71 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools | |
| * Includes $2.18 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting | |
| * Includes $1.66 for Museum and Library Services | |
| Food and Agriculture | $831.95 |
| * Includes $516.65 for Food stamps (SNAP) | |
| * Includes $140.03 for School Lunch & child nutrition | |
| * Includes $33.00 for Farm Services Agency | |
| * Includes $19.30 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC) | |
| Government | $754.70 |
| * Includes $179.71 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | |
| * Includes $91.77 for Internal Revenue Service | |
| * Includes $35.99 for Federal Court System | |
| * Includes $5.11 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders | |
| * Includes $4.56 for Postal Service | |
| * Includes $3.40 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) | |
| * Includes $0.48 for Minority Business Development Agency | |
| * Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness | |
| Housing and Community | $709.34 |
| * Includes $251.49 for Federal Emergency Management Agency | |
| * Includes $218.99 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund | |
| * Includes $208.06 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development | |
| * Includes $44.68 for Head Start | |
| * Includes $28.49 for Public Housing | |
| Energy and Environment | $436.79 |
| * Includes $147.66 for Environmental Protection Agency | |
| * Includes $45.53 for Forest Service | |
| * Includes $29.04 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) | |
| * Includes $29.04 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy | |
| * Includes $16.47 for National Park Service | |
| International Affairs | $269.83 |
| * Includes $60.04 for Diplomacy | |
| * Includes $45.65 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| * Includes $3.47 for USAID - Climate Aid | |
| Law Enforcement | $264.57 |
| * Includes $113.85 for Deportations & border patrol | |
| * Includes $32.97 for Federal Prisons | |
| Transportation | $229.15 |
| * Includes $44.20 for Highways | |
| * Includes $34.55 for Public transit | |
| * Includes $27.18 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) | |
| * Includes $27.07 for Federal Aviation Administration | |
| * Includes $15.94 for Amtrak & Rail Service | |
| Science | $163.00 |
| * Includes $89.28 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) | |
| * Includes $38.24 for National Science Foundation | |
| * Includes $5.92 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts | |
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| TOTAL | $20,582 |
| US AVERAGE | $17,766 |
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