2024 Louisiana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Louisiana paid $13,154 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,612 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Louisiana
Health $3,264.94
* Includes $1,349.81 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,227.91 for Medicare
* Includes $110.48 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $34.84 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $21.98 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,745.27
* Includes $2,168.96 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,059.15 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $451.83 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $287.76 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $85.88 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $65.45 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $54.17 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $32.34 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.31 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.27 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,556.41
Veterans $823.09
* Includes $822.54 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $47.89 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $781.43
* Includes $134.20 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $68.36 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $19.40 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $12.43 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.76 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $602.62
* Includes $583.18 for Department of Education
* Includes $308.75 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $226.69 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.39 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.06 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $531.70
* Includes $330.19 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $89.49 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $21.73 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $12.34 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $482.33
* Includes $114.85 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $58.65 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.00 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.27 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.92 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.17 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 $453.34
* Includes $160.73 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $139.96 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $132.97 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $28.55 for Head Start
* Includes $18.21 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $279.15
* Includes $94.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $29.10 for Forest Service
* Includes $18.56 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $18.56 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.52 for National Park Service
International Affairs $172.45
* Includes $38.37 for Diplomacy
* Includes $29.18 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.22 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $169.09
* Includes $72.76 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $21.07 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $146.45
* Includes $28.25 for Highways
* Includes $22.08 for Public transit
* Includes $17.37 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $17.30 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.19 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $104.17
* Includes $57.06 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $24.44 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.78 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,154
US AVERAGE $17,766

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