2024 South Dakota Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in South Dakota paid $14,919 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,847 less than the national average. See where that money went.

South Dakota
Health $3,703.03
* Includes $1,530.92 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,392.67 for Medicare
* Includes $125.30 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $39.51 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $24.93 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,113.63
* Includes $2,459.99 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,201.27 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $512.45 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $326.38 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $97.41 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $74.23 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $61.44 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $36.68 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.89 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.31 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,899.43
Veterans $933.53
* Includes $932.90 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $54.31 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $886.29
* Includes $152.21 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $77.53 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $22.01 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.10 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.86 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $683.48
* Includes $661.43 for Department of Education
* Includes $350.17 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $257.11 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.58 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.20 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $603.04
* Includes $374.50 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $101.50 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $24.64 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.99 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $547.05
* Includes $130.26 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $66.52 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $26.09 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.70 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.31 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.46 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.35 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $514.17
* Includes $182.30 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $158.74 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $150.82 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $32.38 for Head Start
* Includes $20.65 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $316.61
* Includes $107.03 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $33.00 for Forest Service
* Includes $21.05 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $21.05 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.94 for National Park Service
International Affairs $195.59
* Includes $43.52 for Diplomacy
* Includes $33.09 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.52 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $191.77
* Includes $82.52 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $23.90 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $166.10
* Includes $32.04 for Highways
* Includes $25.04 for Public transit
* Includes $19.71 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $19.62 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $11.56 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $118.15
* Includes $64.72 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $27.72 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.29 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $14,919
US AVERAGE $17,766

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