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Units: By default, values are displayed in billions of dollars. By using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select millions of dollars, percent of GDP, percent of federal total, percent of overall total, dollars per capita of population, and thousand dollars per capita of population. US Budget Year: By default, the table displays budgeted and estimated numbers in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control. US Budget Year: By default, the table displays budgeted and estimated numbers in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control. full screen
	US Federal Government FY 13 Budget Estimated Outlays in $ billion nom
-5yr -1yr as of Winter 2012 +1yr

				Estimated Outlays from US Federal FY 13 Budget
Change View: people old default radical census programs COFOG				FY 2012 Outlays	FY 2013 Outlays	FY 2014 Outlays	FY 2015 Outlays	FY 2016 Outlays	FY 2017 Outlays
[+]	Pensions			819.7	878.5	925.7	978.8	1,037.3	1,092.0
[–]	Health Care			846.1	916.1	1,038.6	1,116.5	1,214.8	1,254.8
	[–]	Medical service (Seniors)		484.5	530.2	558.3	576.7	626.4	641.3
		[+]	Medicare (571)	484.5	530.2	558.3	576.7	626.4	641.3
	[+]	Medical service		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[–]	Public health services		4.7	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.9
		[+]	Consumer and occupational health and safety (554)	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.9
	[+]	R and D Health		33.0	32.1	34.0	32.6	32.9	33.5
	[+]	Health n.e.c.		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Vendor Payments (Welfare)		323.9	349.1	441.6	502.4	550.7	575.0
[+]	Education			153.1	136.1	121.2	120.5	117.4	120.2
[+] Charts: Click on a to display a bar of data in a row or column of this table. Click on to display a time-series chart of data in a row. [+] Drill-down: Click on the [+] to drill down to more detailed numbers. For federal spending line items (but not revenue) you can drill down three levels to view about 4,000 items of spending at the “agency code” level.	Defense			902.2	901.4	799.8	777.7	794.5	808.3
[–]	Welfare			451.9	422.3	402.6	397.3	399.3	394.5
	[+]	Family and children		113.5	111.7	105.9	104.1	103.4	102.1
	[+]	Unemployment		109.0	77.4	61.1	57.9	54.8	52.6
	[+]	Unemployment trust		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Workers compensation		8.3	7.4	7.2	6.3	7.6	8.1
	[+]	Housing		59.6	57.0	52.3	49.8	47.0	46.2
	[+]	Social exclusion n.e.c.		161.6	168.7	176.0	179.2	186.5	185.4
	[+]	R and D Social protection		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Social protection n.e.c.		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
[+]	Protection			62.0	62.8	57.3	56.6	58.9	58.3
[+]	Transportation			102.6	114.2	107.7	106.2	109.1	112.6
[+]	General Government			33.6	28.1	28.2	29.0	30.8	33.1
[–]	Other Spending			199.6	96.2	92.9	87.0	83.8	92.6
	[+]	Basic research		17.1	17.3	17.6	17.8	18.1	18.5
	[+]	General economic, commercial and labour		26.9	-16.6	-11.9	-10.5	-14.5	-19.6
	[+]	Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti		26.1	32.8	25.9	27.8	27.7	27.6
	[+]	Fuel and energy		15.4	6.9	7.0	3.4	-1.0	-1.5
	[+]	Mining, manufacturing and construction		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Communication		-5.8	-5.4	-5.0	-5.1	-5.3	-1.7
	[+]	Other industries		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	R and D Economic affairs		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Economic affairs n.e.c.		37.8	12.2	7.9	5.2	8.9	15.5
	[+]	Waste management		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Waste water management		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Pollution abatement		9.5	9.2	8.7	8.7	9.0	9.1
	[+]	Protection of biodiversity and landscape		11.9	11.7	11.8	11.8	12.1	12.7
	[+]	R and D Environmental protection		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Environmental protection n.e.c.		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Housing development		16.2	-19.9	-26.9	-29.5	-26.2	-23.3
	[+]	Community development		31.7	35.0	28.3	19.1	14.6	14.2
	[+]	Water supply		10.9	9.5	7.6	7.0	6.9	6.3
	[+]	Street lighting		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	R and D Housing and community amenities		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Housing and community amenities n.e.c.		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Recreational and sporting services		3.6	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9
	[+]	Cultural services		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Broadcasting and publishing services		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Religious and other community services		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	R and D Recreation, culture and religion		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	R and D General public services		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	[+]	General public services n.e.c.		-1.7	-0.2	18.4	27.6	29.8	30.9
	[+]	Transfers of a general character between		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
[+]	Interest			224.8	247.7	309.1	390.4	482.8	565.5
[+]	Balance			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
[+]	Total Spending			3,795.6	3,803.4	3,883.1	4,059.9	4,328.8	4,531.7
[+]	Federal Deficit			1,327.0	901.4	667.8	609.7	648.8	612.4
[+]	Gross Public Debt			16,350.9	17,547.9	18,499.9	19,426.5	20,391.2	21,325.5
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Data Sources: Federal spending from Budget of the United States Government.

For a discussion of the sources of the government spending data used here read How We Got the Data for usgovernmentspending.com.

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US Federal Government Outlays Fiscal Year 2012 - 2017 Estimated Outlays in $ billion nom Year FY 2012 Outlays FY 2013 Outlays FY 2014 Outlays FY 2015 Outlays FY 2016 Outlays FY 2017 Outlays Pensions 819.682 b 878.477 b 925.723 b 978.755 b 1037.323 b 1091.98 b Health Care 846.111 b 916.114 b 1038.57 b 1116.465 b 1214.837 b 1254.796 b -Medical service (Seniors) 484.486 b 530.246 b 558.301 b 576.724 b 626.354 b 641.307 b --Medicare (571) 484.486 b 530.246 b 558.301 b 576.724 b 626.354 b 641.307 b -Medical service 0 0 0 0 0 0 -Public health services 4.652 b 4.588 b 4.646 b 4.753 b 4.823 b 4.921 b --Consumer and occupational health and safety (554) 4.652 b 4.588 b 4.646 b 4.753 b 4.823 b 4.921 b -R and D Health 33.029 b 32.132 b 34.028 b 32.557 b 32.916 b 33.539 b -Health n.e.c. 0 0 0 0 0 0 -Vendor Payments (Welfare) 323.944 b 349.148 b 441.595 b 502.431 b 550.744 b 575.029 b Education 153.115 b 136.081 b 121.168 b 120.497 b 117.437 b 120.196 b Defense 902.157 b 901.44 b 799.797 b 777.724 b 794.544 b 808.267 b Welfare 451.937 b 422.273 b 402.556 b 397.255 b 399.293 b 394.457 b -Family and children 113.467 b 111.731 b 105.949 b 104.098 b 103.408 b 102.13 b -Unemployment 108.965 b 77.423 b 61.144 b 57.878 b 54.819 b 52.608 b -Unemployment trust 0 0 0 0 0 0 -Workers compensation 8.313 b 7.407 b 7.152 b 6.284 b 7.587 b 8.096 b -Housing 59.639 b 57 b 52.311 b 49.833 b 46.994 b 46.185 b -Social exclusion n.e.c. 161.553 b 168.712 b 176 b 179.162 b 186.485 b 185.438 b -R and D Social protection -Social protection n.e.c. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Protection 62.016 b 62.792 b 57.291 b 56.553 b 58.874 b 58.285 b Transportation 102.552 b 114.228 b 107.682 b 106.172 b 109.114 b 112.581 b General Government 33.627 b 28.077 b 28.245 b 29.037 b 30.828 b 33.05 b Other Spending 199.566 b 96.167 b 92.927 b 86.991 b 83.787 b 92.625 b -Basic research 17.088 b 17.319 b 17.564 b 17.755 b 18.115 b 18.488 b -General economic, commercial and labour 26.885 b -16.636 b -11.925 b -10.481 b -14.498 b -19.592 b -Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunti 26.056 b 32.79 b 25.894 b 27.768 b 27.705 b 27.612 b -Fuel and energy 15.391 b 6.947 b 6.951 b 3.375 b -1.009 b -1.514 b -Mining, manufacturing and construction -Communication -5.801 b -5.418 b -5.002 b -5.091 b -5.309 b -1.652 b -Other industries 0 0 0 0 0 0 -R and D Economic affairs -Economic affairs n.e.c. 37.847 b 12.192 b 7.889 b 5.159 b 8.882 b 15.548 b -Waste management 0 0 0 0 0 0 -Waste water management 0 0 0 0 0 0 -Pollution abatement 9.526 b 9.172 b 8.654 b 8.691 b 8.982 b 9.117 b -Protection of biodiversity and landscape 11.929 b 11.694 b 11.783 b 11.809 b 12.073 b 12.661 b -R and D Environmental protection -Environmental protection n.e.c. -Housing development 16.208 b -19.92 b -26.906 b -29.493 b -26.243 b -23.32 b -Community development 31.685 b 34.983 b 28.298 b 19.107 b 14.584 b 14.245 b -Water supply 10.855 b 9.505 b 7.624 b 6.989 b 6.931 b 6.276 b -Street lighting -R and D Housing and community amenities -Housing and community amenities n.e.c. -Recreational and sporting services 3.636 b 3.775 b 3.713 b 3.763 b 3.805 b 3.876 b -Cultural services -Broadcasting and publishing services -Religious and other community services -R and D Recreation, culture and religion -Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c. -R and D General public services -General public services n.e.c. -1.739 b -0.236 b 18.39 b 27.64 b 29.769 b 30.88 b -Transfers of a general character between 0 0 0 0 0 0 Interest 224.784 b 247.715 b 309.136 b 390.417 b 482.803 b 565.486 b Balance Total Spending 3795.55 b 3803.36 b 3883.1 b 4059.87 b 4328.84 b 4531.72 b Federal Deficit 1326.95 b 901.4 b 667.81 b 609.72 b 648.76 b 612.44 b Gross Public Debt 16350.88 e 17547.9 e 18499.93 e 19426.5 e 20391.2 e 21325.45 e Legend: b - budgeted estimate in US FY13 budget g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com a - actual reported e - estimated by usgovernmentspending.com source: usgovernmentoutlays.com

Sources

U.S. Federal Individual Income Tax Rates History, 1913-2011
US Federal Income tax rate Schedules

New FDSYS federal budget page
from US Government Printing Office

Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government FY 2010
Annual US Treasury Report on Spending and Revenue

US Government - Historical Debt Outstanding
US Treasury's measure of US National Debt

Measuring Worth - GDP Series for US and UK
includes GDP and chained GDP for US; GDP and chained GDP for UK

Gross Domestic Product by State
from Bureau of Economic Analysis

US Population Estimates from 1900
Census Bureau's annual population estimate from 1900 to 1999

2005 Census of Governments - Finance Technical Documentation
Contains Census Bureau spending and revenue codes

JpGraph Chart Library
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Statistical Abstract of the United States
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GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
“Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

Sources for 2017:

GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
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State and Local Spending for Individual States from 1957 to 1991

On June 15, 2013 usgovernmentspending.com loaded state and local spending and revenue for individual states going back to 1957.

Up to now, we have provided state and local finances from the present back to 1992 using data provided by the Census Bureau here. But the Census Bureau also has data on individual states going back to 1957 here in file Govt_Finances.zip.

There is a break in data series at 1991-92. The Census Bureau prior to 1992 has fewer line items than the post-1992 data. There is also a break at 1976-77. The Census Bureau prior to 1977 has fewer line items than the post-1977 data. Typically, the data in reports for earlier years is reported in an aggregate item that sums up the detailed items in the more recent data reports.

These breaks in data have produced "notches" in some of the data series, and we have done some "juggle-ology" to produce smoother data series, as detailed below.

One problem in the pre-1992 data is that Medicaid is not broken out of welfare. Up to now, for pre 1992 years we have estimated Medicaid expenses for all states combined based upon the assumption that the intergovernmental transfers to health care all apply to Medicaid and can be subtracted from the gross welfare expenditures to produce welfare net of Medicaid. For each state, therefore, we have broken down pre-1992 gross welfare expenditures between net welfare and Medicaid based upon the overall ratio for all states between net welfare (gross welfare less health care intergovernmental transfer) and Medicaid (health care intergovernmental transfer).

Another problem that the pre-1992 data seems to include judicial and legal system expenditures under "General Control" in the "General Government" category. Data since 1992 has separate data series for judicial and legal system expenditures and we showed it under "Protection" in the default data view. We have therefore created a new "default" view with judicial and legal system expenditures included under "General Government." The old default view -- now labeled "old" -- has the judicial and legal system expenditures included under "Protection." Typically, any links you have saved previous to June 15, 2013 will categorize data under the old default view. New links will use the new default view, unless you select the old default view.

For 1958-60 combined state-and-local data only is reported in the Census Bureau data. So we have estimated state data and local data by interpolation from 1957 and 1961.