2024 Texas Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Texas paid $18,436 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $669 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Texas
Health $4,575.98
* Includes $1,891.82 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,720.98 for Medicare
* Includes $154.84 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $48.83 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $30.80 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,847.64
* Includes $3,039.91 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,484.46 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $633.26 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $403.32 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $120.37 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $91.73 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $75.92 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $45.33 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $6.04 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.38 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,582.94
Veterans $1,153.60
* Includes $1,152.83 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $67.12 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $1,095.22
* Includes $188.09 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $95.81 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $27.20 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $17.42 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $1.06 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $844.61
* Includes $817.35 for Department of Education
* Includes $432.72 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $317.72 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.95 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.49 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $745.21
* Includes $462.78 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $125.43 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $30.45 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $17.29 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $676.01
* Includes $160.97 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $82.20 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $32.24 for Federal Court System
* Includes $4.58 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $4.09 for Postal Service
* Includes $3.04 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.43 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $635.38
* Includes $225.27 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $196.16 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $186.37 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $40.02 for Head Start
* Includes $25.52 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $391.25
* Includes $132.27 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $40.78 for Forest Service
* Includes $26.01 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $26.01 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $14.75 for National Park Service
International Affairs $241.70
* Includes $53.78 for Diplomacy
* Includes $40.89 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $3.11 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $236.98
* Includes $101.98 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $29.53 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $205.26
* Includes $39.59 for Highways
* Includes $30.95 for Public transit
* Includes $24.35 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $24.24 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $14.28 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $146.01
* Includes $79.97 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $34.25 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $5.30 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $18,436
US AVERAGE $17,766

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