2024 Maine Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Maine paid $12,394 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $5,372 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Maine
Health $3,076.30
* Includes $1,271.82 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,156.96 for Medicare
* Includes $104.09 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $32.83 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $20.71 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,586.66
* Includes $2,043.65 for Pentagon
* Includes $997.96 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $425.72 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $271.14 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $80.92 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $61.67 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $51.04 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $30.48 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.06 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.26 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,408.71
Veterans $775.53
* Includes $775.01 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $45.12 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $736.29
* Includes $126.45 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $64.41 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $18.28 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $11.71 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.72 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $567.81
* Includes $549.48 for Department of Education
* Includes $290.91 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $213.60 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.31 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.00 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $500.98
* Includes $311.11 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $84.32 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $20.47 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $11.62 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $454.46
* Includes $108.22 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $55.26 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $21.67 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.08 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.75 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.05 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.29 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $427.15
* Includes $151.44 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $131.87 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $125.29 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $26.90 for Head Start
* Includes $17.15 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $263.03
* Includes $88.92 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $27.42 for Forest Service
* Includes $17.49 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $17.48 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $9.92 for National Park Service
International Affairs $162.49
* Includes $36.16 for Diplomacy
* Includes $27.49 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.09 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $159.32
* Includes $68.56 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $19.85 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $137.99
* Includes $26.61 for Highways
* Includes $20.81 for Public transit
* Includes $16.37 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $16.30 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $9.60 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $98.16
* Includes $53.76 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $23.03 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.56 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $12,394
US AVERAGE $17,766

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