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Total US Government Spending
Headline federal, state, local, and total US government spending.
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Total US government spending includes federal, state, and local government spending net of intergovernmental transfers.
Intergovernmental Transfers are federal spending transferred to state and local govenments. State and local spending is guesstimated. Latest state data: FY 2021; latest local data: FY 2021.
Total Spending Pie Chart for FY 2022
We have total spending data (federal+state+local) going back to 1820. Individual state and local spending data going back to 1957.
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Federal Deficits
The Deficit is the amount by which the federal government’s total budget outlays exceeds its total receipts for a fiscal year.
Last year, FY 2022, the deficit was $1,376 billion.
This year, FY 2023, the deficit is budgeted at $1,569 billion.
Federal Debt
The Gross Federal Debt is the gross amount of debt outstanding issued by the US Treasury.
Last year, FY 2022, the gross federal debt ended at $30.84 trillion.
This year, FY 2023, the gross federal debt is budgeted at $32.69 trillion.
Welfare Spending
Welfare Spending in the United States includes health care for the poor; income security including EITC, SSI, TANF; food assistance; housing assistance; unemployment compensation.
Welfare Spending is budgeted in FY 2023 at $1,508 billion, including Medicaid at $890 billion, and other welfare spending at $619 billion.
Defense Spending
Defense Spending in the United States is budgeted in FY 2023 at $1,200.6 billion, including Pentagon spending $814.8 billion, veterans spending at $306.0 billion and foreign aid spending at $79.9 billion.
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Spending Data Sources
Spending data is from official government sources.
- Federal spending data since 1962 comes from the president’s budget.
- All other spending data comes from the US Census Bureau.
Gross Domestic Product data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis and measuringworth.com.
Detailed table of spending data sources here.
Medicare breakdown here; Medicaid breakdown here.
Federal spending data begins in 1792.
State and local spending data begins in 1820.
State and local spending data for individual states begins in 1957.
