2024 Idaho Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Idaho paid $13,466 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,299 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Idaho
Health $3,342.38
* Includes $1,381.82 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,257.03 for Medicare
* Includes $113.10 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $35.66 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $22.50 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,810.39
* Includes $2,220.41 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,084.27 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $462.54 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $294.59 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $87.92 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $67.00 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $55.45 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $33.11 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.41 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.28 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,617.05
Veterans $842.61
* Includes $842.05 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $49.02 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $799.97
* Includes $137.38 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $69.98 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $19.86 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $12.72 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.78 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $616.92
* Includes $597.01 for Department of Education
* Includes $316.07 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $232.07 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.43 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.09 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $544.31
* Includes $338.02 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $91.61 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $22.24 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $12.63 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $493.77
* Includes $117.58 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $60.04 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.55 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.34 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.98 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.22 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 $464.09
* Includes $164.54 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $143.28 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $136.13 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $29.23 for Head Start
* Includes $18.64 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $285.78
* Includes $96.61 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $29.79 for Forest Service
* Includes $18.00 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $18.00 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.77 for National Park Service
International Affairs $176.54
* Includes $39.28 for Diplomacy
* Includes $29.87 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.27 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $173.10
* Includes $74.49 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $21.57 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $149.92
* Includes $28.92 for Highways
* Includes $22.61 for Public transit
* Includes $17.79 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $17.71 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.43 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $106.64
* Includes $58.41 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $25.02 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.87 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,466
US AVERAGE $17,766

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