2024 Georgia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Georgia paid $15,123 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,643 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Georgia
Health $3,753.66
* Includes $1,551.86 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,411.71 for Medicare
* Includes $127.01 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $40.05 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $25.27 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,156.21
* Includes $2,493.63 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,217.69 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $519.46 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $330.84 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $98.74 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $75.25 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $62.28 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $37.19 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.95 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,939.08
Veterans $946.30
* Includes $945.66 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $55.06 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $898.41
* Includes $154.29 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $78.59 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.31 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.29 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.87 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $692.83
* Includes $670.47 for Department of Education
* Includes $354.96 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $260.63 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.60 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.22 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $611.29
* Includes $379.62 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $102.89 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $24.98 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.18 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $554.53
* Includes $132.05 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $67.43 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.44 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.75 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.35 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.50 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 $521.20
* Includes $184.79 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $160.91 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $152.88 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.83 for Head Start
* Includes $20.93 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $320.94
* Includes $108.50 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.45 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.34 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.33 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.10 for National Park Service
International Affairs $198.26
* Includes $44.12 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.54 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.55 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $194.40
* Includes $83.65 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $24.22 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $168.37
* Includes $32.47 for Highways
* Includes $25.39 for Public transit
* Includes $19.97 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.89 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.71 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $119.77
* Includes $65.60 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $28.10 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.35 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,123
US AVERAGE $17,766

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