Federal 1934 Government Spending

There are three levels of governments in the US: federal, state, and local. The following table shows Federal spending. Federal spending includes grants and transfers to state and local governments.

$ billion nom$ trillion nom$ million nom$ bln 2017$2017 per cap$2017/cap/daypercent GDPpercent GOpct seriespct local total1792180018101820183018401850186018701880189019001910192019261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942195019601970198019902000201020202029 full screen

Federal 1934 Spending by Function

Function -yr 1934 +yr     Total Spending $5.9 billion     Pensions $0.0 billion     Health Care $0.1 billion     Education $0.2 billion     Defense $1.1 billion     Welfare $0.6 billion   Spending: actual

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Deficit / Debt

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Spending by Government Level

Government Spending includes federal, state, and local spending. Intergovernmental transfers represent federal grants and transfers spent by states or local governments on programs at the state or local level.

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