Tax Tracker

Where do federal tax dollars go?

In fiscal year 2025, federal agencies reported $10.3T in spending obligations across 108 agencies. The biggest slice was Medicare.

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By budget function

Medicare: 17.8% Social Security: 16.1% National Defense: 13.7% Net Interest: 12.1% Health: 11.1% Income Security: 7.3% Everything else: 21.8% $10.3T total
  • Medicare 17.8%
  • Social Security 16.1%
  • National Defense 13.7%
  • Net Interest 12.1%
  • Health 11.1%
  • Income Security 7.3%
  • Everything else 21.8%

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Top 10 agencies

  1. Department of Health and Human Services $2.8T · 27.0%
  2. Department of the Treasury $2.0T · 18.9%
  3. Social Security Administration $1.7T · 16.8%
  4. Department of Defense $1.5T · 14.0%
  5. Department of Veterans Affairs $412.4B · 4.0%
  6. Department of Agriculture $276.6B · 2.7%
  7. Office of Personnel Management $262.0B · 2.5%
  8. Unreported Data $206.9B · 2.0%
  9. Department of Education $179.7B · 1.7%
  10. Department of Homeland Security $171.2B · 1.7%

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Award spending by state

Contracts, grants, loans and direct payments by place of performance: $5.2T in FY2025. Tap a state.

AK Alaska: $18.5B total, $25,162 per person ME Maine: $22.0B total, $16,168 per person VT Vermont: $8.9B total, $13,795 per person NH New Hampshire: $17.0B total, $12,358 per person WA Washington: $89.6B total, $11,622 per person ID Idaho: $22.9B total, $12,440 per person MT Montana: $15.4B total, $14,173 per person ND North Dakota: $98.4B total, $126,335 per person MN Minnesota: $242.1B total, $42,432 per person IL Illinois: $134.6B total, $10,507 per person WI Wisconsin: $113.0B total, $19,166 per person MI Michigan: $126.4B total, $12,540 per person NY New York: $262.2B total, $12,980 per person RI Rhode Island: $15.1B total, $13,798 per person MA Massachusetts: $103.3B total, $14,690 per person OR Oregon: $57.2B total, $13,507 per person NV Nevada: $34.0B total, $10,944 per person WY Wyoming: $7.0B total, $12,122 per person SD South Dakota: $11.5B total, $12,971 per person IA Iowa: $36.5B total, $11,448 per person IN Indiana: $207.1B total, $30,518 per person OH Ohio: $129.1B total, $10,940 per person PA Pennsylvania: $281.6B total, $21,655 per person NJ New Jersey: $96.6B total, $10,395 per person CT Connecticut: $153.6B total, $42,602 per person CA California: $485.8B total, $12,286 per person UT Utah: $29.1B total, $8,898 per person CO Colorado: $69.8B total, $12,086 per person NE Nebraska: $27.8B total, $14,151 per person MO Missouri: $93.8B total, $15,234 per person KY Kentucky: $173.4B total, $38,487 per person WV West Virginia: $23.8B total, $13,293 per person VA Virginia: $214.1B total, $24,810 per person MD Maryland: $105.7B total, $17,107 per person DE Delaware: $12.2B total, $12,364 per person AZ Arizona: $112.2B total, $15,685 per person NM New Mexico: $41.5B total, $19,584 per person KS Kansas: $31.0B total, $10,568 per person AR Arkansas: $35.0B total, $11,609 per person TN Tennessee: $121.4B total, $17,564 per person NC North Carolina: $129.5B total, $12,404 per person SC South Carolina: $137.1B total, $26,794 per person DC District Of Columbia: $48.9B total, $70,949 per person OK Oklahoma: $50.3B total, $12,695 per person LA Louisiana: $59.8B total, $12,844 per person MS Mississippi: $38.6B total, $13,029 per person AL Alabama: $71.6B total, $14,248 per person GA Georgia: $105.9B total, $9,885 per person HI Hawaii: $22.7B total, $15,569 per person TX Texas: $311.5B total, $10,689 per person FL Florida: $325.0B total, $15,091 per person PR Puerto Rico: $38.4B total, $11,697 per person
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Top 10 states (total)

  1. California $485.8B · 9.3%
  2. Florida $325.0B · 6.2%
  3. Texas $311.5B · 6.0%
  4. Pennsylvania $281.6B · 5.4%
  5. New York $262.2B · 5.0%
  6. Minnesota $242.1B · 4.6%
  7. Virginia $214.1B · 4.1%
  8. Indiana $207.1B · 4.0%
  9. Kentucky $173.4B · 3.3%
  10. Connecticut $153.6B · 2.9%

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Top 10 recipients

  1. Health Care Services, California Department Of $112.5B
  2. Nys Department Of Health $76.6B
  3. Health & Human Svc Commn Tx $40.8B
  4. Pa Department Of Human Services $36.2B
  5. Lockheed Martin Corporation $34.1B
  6. North Carolina Department Of Health & Human Services $31.4B
  7. Ohio Department Of Medicaid $27.7B
  8. Michigan Department Of Health And Human Services $24.5B
  9. Redacted Due To Pii $23.5B
  10. Florida Agency For Health Care Administration $22.8B

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