2024 Virginia Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Virginia paid $18,451 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $684 more than the national average. See where that money went.

Virginia
Health $4,579.70
* Includes $1,893.36 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,722.38 for Medicare
* Includes $154.96 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $48.87 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $30.83 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $3,850.77
* Includes $3,042.39 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,485.66 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $633.77 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $403.64 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $120.47 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $91.81 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $75.98 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $45.37 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $6.05 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.38 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $3,585.86
Veterans $1,154.54
* Includes $1,153.76 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $67.17 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $1,096.11
* Includes $188.24 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $95.88 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $27.22 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $17.43 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $1.06 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $845.30
* Includes $818.01 for Department of Education
* Includes $433.08 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $317.98 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 $745.81
* Includes $463.16 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $125.53 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $30.48 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $17.30 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $676.56
* Includes $161.10 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $82.27 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $32.26 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 $635.89
* Includes $225.45 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $196.32 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $186.52 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $40.05 for Head Start
* Includes $25.54 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $391.57
* Includes $132.37 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $40.81 for Forest Service
* Includes $26.03 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $26.03 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $14.76 for National Park Service
International Affairs $241.90
* Includes $53.83 for Diplomacy
* Includes $40.93 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $3.11 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $237.17
* Includes $102.06 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $29.55 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $205.42
* Includes $39.62 for Highways
* Includes $30.97 for Public transit
* Includes $24.37 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $24.26 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $14.29 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $146.12
* Includes $80.04 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $34.28 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $5.31 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $18,451
US AVERAGE $17,766

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