2024 North Carolina Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in North Carolina paid $14,569 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,197 less than the national average. See where that money went.

North Carolina
Health $3,616.16
* Includes $1,495.01 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,359.00 for Medicare
* Includes $122.36 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $38.59 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.34 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,040.59
* Includes $2,402.28 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,173.09 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $500.43 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $318.72 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $95.12 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $72.49 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $59.00 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $35.82 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.77 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.30 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,831.41
Veterans $911.63
* Includes $911.02 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $53.04 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $865.49
* Includes $148.64 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $75.71 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $21.49 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.77 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.84 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $667.45
* Includes $645.91 for Department of Education
* Includes $341.96 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $251.08 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.54 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.18 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $588.90
* Includes $365.71 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $99.12 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $24.07 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.66 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $534.21
* Includes $127.21 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $64.96 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $25.47 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.62 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.23 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.40 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.34 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $502.10
* Includes $178.02 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $155.01 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $147.28 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $31.62 for Head Start
* Includes $20.17 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $309.18
* Includes $104.52 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $32.23 for Forest Service
* Includes $20.56 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $20.55 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.66 for National Park Service
International Affairs $191.00
* Includes $42.50 for Diplomacy
* Includes $32.31 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.46 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $187.27
* Includes $80.59 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $23.34 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $162.20
* Includes $31.28 for Highways
* Includes $24.46 for Public transit
* Includes $19.24 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.16 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.28 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $115.38
* Includes $63.20 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $27.07 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.19 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,569
US AVERAGE $17,766

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