2024 Nebraska Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Nebraska paid $14,046 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,720 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Nebraska
Health $3,486.34
* Includes $1,441.34 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,311.18 for Medicare
* Includes $117.97 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $37.20 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $23.47 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,931.44
* Includes $2,316.05 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,130.98 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $482.47 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $307.28 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $91.71 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $69.89 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $57.84 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $34.54 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.60 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.29 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,729.77
Veterans $878.90
* Includes $878.31 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $51.13 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $834.42
* Includes $143.30 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $72.99 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.72 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.27 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.81 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $643.49
* Includes $622.72 for Department of Education
* Includes $329.68 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $242.07 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.49 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.13 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $567.76
* Includes $352.58 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $95.56 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $23.20 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.17 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $515.04
* Includes $122.64 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $62.63 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.56 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.49 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.11 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.32 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.33 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $484.08
* Includes $171.63 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $149.45 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $141.99 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $30.49 for Head Start
* Includes $19.44 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $298.08
* Includes $100.77 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $31.07 for Forest Service
* Includes $19.82 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $19.82 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.24 for National Park Service
International Affairs $184.14
* Includes $40.98 for Diplomacy
* Includes $31.15 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.37 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $180.55
* Includes $77.69 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $22.50 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $156.38
* Includes $30.16 for Highways
* Includes $23.58 for Public transit
* Includes $18.55 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $18.47 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.88 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $111.24
* Includes $60.93 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $26.10 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.04 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,046
US AVERAGE $17,766

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