2024 Delaware Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Delaware paid $14,472 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,293 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Delaware
Health $3,592.08
* Includes $1,485.05 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,350.94 for Medicare
* Includes $121.55 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $38.33 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.18 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,020.34
* Includes $2,386.29 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,165.28 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $497.10 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $316.60 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $94.49 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $72.01 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $59.60 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $35.58 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.74 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.30 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,812.56
Veterans $905.56
* Includes $904.95 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $52.69 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $859.73
* Includes $147.65 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $75.21 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $21.35 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.67 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.84 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $663.01
* Includes $641.61 for Department of Education
* Includes $339.68 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $249.41 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.53 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.17 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $584.98
* Includes $363.28 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $98.46 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $23.91 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.57 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $530.66
* Includes $126.36 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $64.53 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $25.30 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.59 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.21 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.39 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 $498.76
* Includes $176.83 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $153.98 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $146.30 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $31.41 for Head Start
* Includes $20.03 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $307.13
* Includes $103.83 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $32.01 for Forest Service
* Includes $20.42 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $20.42 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.58 for National Park Service
International Affairs $189.73
* Includes $42.22 for Diplomacy
* Includes $32.10 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.44 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $186.03
* Includes $80.05 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $23.18 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $161.12
* Includes $31.08 for Highways
* Includes $24.29 for Public transit
* Includes $19.11 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.03 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.21 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $114.61
* Includes $62.78 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $26.89 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.16 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,472
US AVERAGE $17,766

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