2024 North Dakota Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in North Dakota paid $15,194 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,572 less than the national average. See where that money went.

North Dakota
Health $3,771.29
* Includes $1,559.14 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,418.34 for Medicare
* Includes $127.61 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $40.24 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $25.39 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,171.03
* Includes $2,505.34 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,223.41 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $521.90 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $332.39 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $99.20 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $75.60 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $62.57 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $37.36 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.98 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.32 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,952.87
Veterans $950.74
* Includes $950.10 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $55.31 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $902.62
* Includes $155.01 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $78.96 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.41 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.36 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.88 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $696.08
* Includes $673.62 for Department of Education
* Includes $356.63 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $261.85 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 $614.16
* Includes $381.40 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $103.37 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $25.10 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.25 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $557.13
* Includes $132.66 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $67.75 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.57 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 $523.64
* Includes $185.66 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $161.66 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $153.60 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.98 for Head Start
* Includes $21.03 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $322.45
* Includes $109.01 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.61 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.44 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.43 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.16 for National Park Service
International Affairs $199.20
* Includes $44.33 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.70 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.56 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $195.31
* Includes $84.04 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $24.34 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $169.16
* Includes $32.63 for Highways
* Includes $25.51 for Public transit
* Includes $20.07 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.98 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.77 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $120.33
* Includes $65.91 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $28.23 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.37 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,194
US AVERAGE $17,766

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