2024 Pennsylvania Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Pennsylvania paid $15,998 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $1,768 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Pennsylvania
Health $3,970.85
* Includes $1,641.64 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,493.39 for Medicare
* Includes $134.36 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $42.37 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $26.73 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,338.82
* Includes $2,637.91 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,288.15 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $549.52 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $349.98 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $104.45 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $79.60 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $65.88 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $39.34 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $5.24 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.33 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,109.13
Veterans $1,001.05
* Includes $1,000.38 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $58.24 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $950.39
* Includes $163.21 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $83.14 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.60 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $15.12 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.92 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $732.92
* Includes $709.26 for Department of Education
* Includes $375.50 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $275.71 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.69 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.29 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $646.66
* Includes $401.58 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $108.84 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $26.43 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $15.00 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $586.61
* Includes $139.69 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $71.33 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $27.97 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.97 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.55 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.64 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.37 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $551.35
* Includes $195.48 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $170.22 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $161.72 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $34.73 for Head Start
* Includes $22.14 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $339.51
* Includes $114.77 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $35.39 for Forest Service
* Includes $22.57 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $22.57 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.80 for National Park Service
International Affairs $209.74
* Includes $46.67 for Diplomacy
* Includes $35.48 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.70 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $205.64
* Includes $88.49 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $25.63 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $178.11
* Includes $34.35 for Highways
* Includes $26.86 for Public transit
* Includes $21.13 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $21.04 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $12.39 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $126.70
* Includes $69.40 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $29.72 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.60 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,998
US AVERAGE $17,766

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