2024 Minnesota Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Minnesota paid $16,044 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $1,722 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Minnesota
Health $3,982.26
* Includes $1,646.37 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,497.69 for Medicare
* Includes $134.75 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $42.49 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $26.81 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,348.42
* Includes $2,645.50 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,291.85 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $551.10 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $350.99 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $104.75 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $79.83 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $66.07 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $39.45 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $5.26 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.33 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,118.07
Veterans $1,003.93
* Includes $1,003.25 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $58.41 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $953.12
* Includes $163.68 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $83.38 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.67 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $15.16 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.93 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $735.02
* Includes $711.30 for Department of Education
* Includes $376.58 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $276.50 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.70 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.29 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $648.52
* Includes $402.74 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $109.15 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $26.50 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $15.05 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $588.30
* Includes $140.09 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $71.54 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $28.05 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.98 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.56 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.65 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.37 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $552.94
* Includes $196.04 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $170.71 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $162.19 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $34.83 for Head Start
* Includes $22.21 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $340.49
* Includes $115.10 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $35.49 for Forest Service
* Includes $22.64 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $22.63 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.84 for National Park Service
International Affairs $210.34
* Includes $46.81 for Diplomacy
* Includes $35.59 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.71 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $206.23
* Includes $88.75 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $25.70 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $178.63
* Includes $34.45 for Highways
* Includes $26.93 for Public transit
* Includes $21.19 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $21.10 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $12.43 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $127.06
* Includes $69.60 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $29.81 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.61 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $16,044
US AVERAGE $17,766

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