Ohio taxpayers face a $1,670 deportation bill, and a smaller workforce

By: Richard T. Herman

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 871

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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An Economic Policy Institute calculator, as reported by Axios, estimates that the average Ohio federal income-tax filer who owes tax after credits would shoulder about $1,670 to finance President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign.

The methodology allocates a projected $268.9 billion federal cost according to each state’s share of federal income taxes. Ohio’s share is nearly $6.9 billion through the remainder of Trump’s term.

That is an allocation of projected …

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