2024 Montana Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Montana paid $15,186 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,579 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Montana
Health $3,769.30
* Includes $1,558.32 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,417.59 for Medicare
* Includes $127.54 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $40.22 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $25.37 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,169.36
* Includes $2,504.02 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,222.77 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $521.62 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $332.22 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $99.15 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $75.56 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $62.54 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $37.34 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.98 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.32 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,951.32
Veterans $950.24
* Includes $949.60 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $55.29 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $902.15
* Includes $154.93 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $78.92 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.40 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.35 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.88 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $695.72
* Includes $673.26 for Department of Education
* Includes $356.44 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $261.71 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.61 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.23 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $613.84
* Includes $381.20 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $103.32 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $25.09 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.24 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $556.84
* Includes $132.60 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $67.71 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.55 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.77 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.37 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.51 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.35 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $523.37
* Includes $185.56 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $161.58 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $153.52 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.96 for Head Start
* Includes $21.02 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $322.28
* Includes $108.95 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.59 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.43 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.42 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.15 for National Park Service
International Affairs $199.09
* Includes $44.30 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.68 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.56 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $195.21
* Includes $84.00 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $24.32 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $169.07
* Includes $32.61 for Highways
* Includes $25.49 for Public transit
* Includes $20.06 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.97 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.76 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $120.27
* Includes $65.87 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $28.22 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.37 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,186
US AVERAGE $17,766

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