2024 New York Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in New York paid $23,821 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $6,054 more than the national average. See where that money went.

New York
Health $5,912.58
* Includes $2,444.41 for Medicaid
* Includes $2,223.66 for Medicare
* Includes $200.06 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $63.09 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $39.80 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $4,971.50
* Includes $3,927.85 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,918.05 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $818.23 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $521.12 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $155.53 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $118.53 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $98.10 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $58.57 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $7.80 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.49 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $4,629.49
Veterans $1,490.56
* Includes $1,489.56 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $86.72 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $1,415.12
* Includes $243.03 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $123.79 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $35.14 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $22.51 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $1.37 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $1,091.31
* Includes $1,056.09 for Department of Education
* Includes $559.12 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $410.53 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $2.52 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.92 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $962.87
* Includes $597.95 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $162.06 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $39.35 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $22.34 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $873.46
* Includes $207.99 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $106.22 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $41.65 for Federal Court System
* Includes $5.91 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $5.28 for Postal Service
* Includes $3.93 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.56 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.02 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $820.96
* Includes $291.07 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $253.46 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $240.81 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $51.71 for Head Start
* Includes $32.97 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $505.53
* Includes $170.90 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $52.69 for Forest Service
* Includes $33.61 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $33.60 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $19.06 for National Park Service
International Affairs $312.30
* Includes $69.49 for Diplomacy
* Includes $52.84 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $4.02 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $306.20
* Includes $131.76 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $38.16 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $265.21
* Includes $51.15 for Highways
* Includes $39.99 for Public transit
* Includes $31.46 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $31.32 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $18.45 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $188.65
* Includes $103.33 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $44.26 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $6.85 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $23,821
US AVERAGE $17,766

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