2024 Utah Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Utah paid $15,762 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $2,004 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Utah
Health $3,912.27
* Includes $1,617.43 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,471.36 for Medicare
* Includes $132.38 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $41.75 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $26.34 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,289.57
* Includes $2,598.00 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,269.15 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $541.41 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $344.82 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $102.91 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $78.43 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $64.91 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $38.76 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $5.16 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.33 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,063.26
Veterans $986.28
* Includes $985.62 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $57.38 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $936.37
* Includes $160.81 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $81.91 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $23.25 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $14.89 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.91 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $722.10
* Includes $698.80 for Department of Education
* Includes $369.96 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $271.64 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.67 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.27 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $637.12
* Includes $395.66 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $107.24 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $26.04 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $14.78 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $577.96
* Includes $137.62 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $70.28 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $27.56 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.91 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.49 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.60 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 $543.22
* Includes $192.60 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $167.71 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $159.34 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $34.21 for Head Start
* Includes $21.82 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $334.50
* Includes $113.08 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $34.87 for Forest Service
* Includes $22.24 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $22.24 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $12.61 for National Park Service
International Affairs $206.64
* Includes $45.98 for Diplomacy
* Includes $34.96 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.66 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $202.61
* Includes $87.19 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $25.25 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $175.49
* Includes $33.85 for Highways
* Includes $26.46 for Public transit
* Includes $20.82 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $20.73 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $12.21 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $124.83
* Includes $68.37 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $29.29 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.53 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $15,762
US AVERAGE $17,766

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