2024 Iowa Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Iowa paid $13,293 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,472 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Iowa
Health $3,299.44
* Includes $1,364.07 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,240.88 for Medicare
* Includes $111.64 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $35.21 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $22.21 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,774.28
* Includes $2,191.88 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,070.34 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $456.60 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $290.80 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $86.79 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $66.14 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $54.74 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $32.69 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.36 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.28 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,583.42
Veterans $831.79
* Includes $831.23 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $48.39 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $789.69
* Includes $135.62 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $69.08 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $19.61 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $12.56 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.77 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $608.99
* Includes $589.34 for Department of Education
* Includes $312.01 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $229.09 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.41 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.07 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $537.32
* Includes $333.68 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $90.44 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $21.96 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $12.47 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $487.43
* Includes $116.07 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $59.27 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.24 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.30 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.95 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.19 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.31 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $458.13
* Includes $162.43 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $141.44 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $134.38 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $28.85 for Head Start
* Includes $18.40 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $282.10
* Includes $95.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $29.41 for Forest Service
* Includes $18.76 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $18.75 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.64 for National Park Service
International Affairs $174.27
* Includes $38.78 for Diplomacy
* Includes $29.48 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.24 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $170.87
* Includes $73.53 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $21.29 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $147.00
* Includes $28.54 for Highways
* Includes $22.31 for Public transit
* Includes $17.56 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $17.48 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.30 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $105.27
* Includes $57.66 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $24.70 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.82 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,293
US AVERAGE $17,766

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