2024 Missouri Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Missouri paid $13,654 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,112 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Missouri
Health $3,389.04
* Includes $1,401.11 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,274.58 for Medicare
* Includes $114.68 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $36.16 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $22.81 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,849.63
* Includes $2,251.41 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,099.41 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $469.00 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $298.70 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $89.15 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $67.94 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $56.23 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $33.57 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.47 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.28 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,653.58
Veterans $854.38
* Includes $853.80 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $49.71 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $811.14
* Includes $139.30 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $70.96 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.14 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $12.90 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.79 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $625.53
* Includes $605.34 for Department of Education
* Includes $320.48 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $235.31 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.45 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.10 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $551.91
* Includes $342.74 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $92.89 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $22.56 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $12.80 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $500.66
* Includes $119.22 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $60.88 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.87 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.39 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.03 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.25 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.32 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $470.57
* Includes $166.84 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $145.28 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $138.03 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $29.64 for Head Start
* Includes $18.90 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $289.77
* Includes $97.96 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $30.20 for Forest Service
* Includes $19.26 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $19.26 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.92 for National Park Service
International Affairs $179.01
* Includes $39.83 for Diplomacy
* Includes $30.29 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.30 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $175.51
* Includes $75.53 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $21.87 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $152.02
* Includes $29.32 for Highways
* Includes $22.92 for Public transit
* Includes $18.03 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $17.96 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.58 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $108.13
* Includes $59.23 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $25.37 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.93 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,654
US AVERAGE $17,766

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