2024 Ohio Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Ohio paid $13,242 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $4,524 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Ohio
Health $3,286.78
* Includes $1,358.84 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,236.12 for Medicare
* Includes $111.22 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $35.07 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $22.13 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,763.64
* Includes $2,183.47 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,066.24 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $454.85 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $289.69 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $86.46 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $65.89 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $54.53 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $32.56 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.34 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.27 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,573.51
Veterans $828.60
* Includes $828.04 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $48.21 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $786.66
* Includes $135.10 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $68.81 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $19.53 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $12.51 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.76 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $606.66
* Includes $587.08 for Department of Education
* Includes $310.81 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $228.21 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.40 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.07 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $535.26
* Includes $332.40 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $90.09 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $21.87 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $12.42 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $485.56
* Includes $115.62 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $59.04 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $23.15 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.29 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $2.93 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.19 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.31 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $456.37
* Includes $161.80 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $140.90 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $133.86 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $28.74 for Head Start
* Includes $18.33 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $281.02
* Includes $95.00 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $29.29 for Forest Service
* Includes $18.68 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $18.68 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $10.59 for National Park Service
International Affairs $173.60
* Includes $38.63 for Diplomacy
* Includes $29.37 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.23 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $170.22
* Includes $73.25 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $21.21 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $147.43
* Includes $28.43 for Highways
* Includes $22.23 for Public transit
* Includes $17.49 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $17.41 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.26 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $104.87
* Includes $57.44 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $24.60 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $3.81 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,242
US AVERAGE $17,766

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