2024 Maryland Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maryland paid $18,044 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $278 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Maryland
Health $4,478.68
* Includes $1,851.60 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,684.38 for Medicare
* Includes $151.55 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $47.79 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $30.15 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,765.83
* Includes $2,975.28 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,452.89 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $619.79 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $394.74 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $117.81 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $89.78 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $74.31 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $44.37 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $5.91 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.37 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,506.76
Veterans $1,129.07
* Includes $1,128.31 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $65.69 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $1,071.93
* Includes $184.09 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $93.77 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $26.62 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $17.05 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $1.04 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $826.65
* Includes $799.97 for Department of Education
* Includes $423.52 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $310.97 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.91 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.46 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $729.36
* Includes $452.94 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $122.76 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $29.81 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $16.92 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $661.63
* Includes $157.55 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $80.46 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $31.55 for Federal Court System
* Includes $4.48 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.00 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.98 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.42 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $621.87
* Includes $220.48 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $191.99 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $182.41 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $39.17 for Head Start
* Includes $24.98 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $382.93
* Includes $129.45 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $39.91 for Forest Service
* Includes $25.46 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $25.46 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $14.44 for National Park Service
International Affairs $236.56
* Includes $52.64 for Diplomacy
* Includes $40.02 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $3.04 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $231.94
* Includes $99.81 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $28.90 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $200.89
* Includes $38.75 for Highways
* Includes $30.29 for Public transit
* Includes $23.83 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $23.73 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $13.98 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $142.90
* Includes $78.27 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $33.53 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $5.19 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $18,044
US AVERAGE $17,766

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