2024 New Mexico Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in New Mexico paid $10,831 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $6,935 less than the national average. See where that money went.

New Mexico
Health $2,688.35
* Includes $1,111.43 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,011.06 for Medicare
* Includes $90.97 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $28.69 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $18.10 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,260.46
* Includes $1,785.92 for Pentagon
* Includes $872.11 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $372.03 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $236.94 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $70.72 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $53.89 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $44.60 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $26.63 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $3.55 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.22 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,104.95
Veterans $677.73
* Includes $677.28 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $39.43 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $643.43
* Includes $110.50 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $56.29 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $15.98 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $10.23 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.63 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $496.20
* Includes $480.19 for Department of Education
* Includes $254.22 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $186.66 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.15 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $0.87 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $437.80
* Includes $271.88 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $73.69 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $17.89 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $10.16 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $397.15
* Includes $94.57 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $48.29 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $18.94 for Federal Court System
* Includes $2.69 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.40 for Postal Service
* Includes $1.79 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.25 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $373.28
* Includes $132.34 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $115.24 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $109.49 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $23.51 for Head Start
* Includes $14.99 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $229.86
* Includes $77.70 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $23.96 for Forest Service
* Includes $15.28 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $15.28 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $8.67 for National Park Service
International Affairs $141.00
* Includes $31.60 for Diplomacy
* Includes $24.02 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $1.83 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $139.22
* Includes $59.91 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $17.35 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $120.59
* Includes $23.26 for Highways
* Includes $18.18 for Public transit
* Includes $14.31 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $14.24 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $8.39 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $85.78
* Includes $46.98 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $20.12 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.11 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $10,831
US AVERAGE $17,766

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