2024 Vermont Average Federal Income Taxes Paid

The average taxpayer in Vermont paid $13,958 in federal income taxes in 2024. That's $3,808 less than the national average. See where that money went.

Vermont
Health $3,464.50
* Includes $1,432.31 for Medicaid
* Includes $1,302.96 for Medicare
* Includes $117.23 for National Institutes of Health
* Includes $36.97 for Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
* Includes $23.32 for Substance use & mental health programs
War and Weapons $2,913.07
* Includes $2,301.54 for Pentagon
* Includes $1,123.89 for Pentagon - Contractors
* Includes $479.44 for Pentagon - Military Personnel
* Includes $305.35 for Pentagon - Top 5 Contractors
* Includes $91.13 for Nuclear Weapons
* Includes $69.45 for Aid to foreign militaries
* Includes $57.48 for Israel wars (Pentagon & aid)
* Includes $34.32 for F-35 Jet Fighter
* Includes $4.57 for Pentagon - SpaceX Contracts
* Includes $0.29 for Pentagon - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)
Interest on Debt $2,712.66
Veterans $873.40
* Includes $872.81 for Veterans' Affairs (VA)
* Includes $50.81 for Veterans Toxic Exposure Fund (PACT Act)
Unemployment and Labor $829.20
* Includes $142.40 for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
* Includes $72.54 for Child Tax Credit
* Includes $20.59 for Refugee Assistance
* Includes $13.19 for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
* Includes $0.81 for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Education $639.46
* Includes $618.82 for Department of Education
* Includes $327.62 for Dept. of Education - College Aid
* Includes $240.55 for Dept. of Education - K-12 Schools
* Includes $1.48 for Corporation for Public Broadcasting
* Includes $1.13 for Museum and Library Services
Food and Agriculture $564.20
* Includes $350.37 for Food stamps (SNAP)
* Includes $94.96 for School Lunch & child nutrition
* Includes $23.06 for Farm Services Agency
* Includes $13.09 for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)
Government $511.81
* Includes $121.87 for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
* Includes $62.24 for Internal Revenue Service
* Includes $24.41 for Federal Court System
* Includes $3.46 for Federal Court System - Public Defenders
* Includes $3.09 for Postal Service
* Includes $2.30 for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
* Includes $0.33 for Minority Business Development Agency
* Includes $0.01 for Interagency Council on Homelessness
Housing and Community $481.05
* Includes $170.55 for Federal Emergency Management Agency
* Includes $148.51 for FEMA - Disaster Relief Fund
* Includes $141.10 for Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
* Includes $30.30 for Head Start
* Includes $19.32 for Public Housing
Energy and Environment $296.22
* Includes $100.14 for Environmental Protection Agency
* Includes $30.88 for Forest Service
* Includes $19.69 for Nat'l Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
* Includes $19.69 for Energy efficiency and renewable energy
* Includes $11.17 for National Park Service
International Affairs $182.99
* Includes $40.72 for Diplomacy
* Includes $30.96 for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
* Includes $2.35 for USAID - Climate Aid
Law Enforcement $179.42
* Includes $77.21 for Deportations & border patrol
* Includes $22.36 for Federal Prisons
Transportation $155.40
* Includes $29.97 for Highways
* Includes $23.43 for Public transit
* Includes $18.44 for Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
* Includes $18.35 for Federal Aviation Administration
* Includes $10.81 for Amtrak & Rail Service
Science $110.54
* Includes $60.55 for National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
* Includes $25.93 for National Science Foundation
* Includes $4.01 for NASA - SpaceX Contracts

TOTAL $13,958
US AVERAGE $17,766

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