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    Your Share of US Federal Spending

    A per-American breakdown of annual federal outlays — what the U.S. government spends each year, divided by the U.S. population. Includes a per-agency split so you can see which programs the dollars flow into.

    Annual federal spending — per American
    $20,460
    Based on total federal outlays of $7.01T (FY 2025) divided by roughly 342.7M U.S. residents.

    Your household's annual share

    $20,460
    Same as the per-American figure for a one-person household.

    Where it goes — by agency

    Per-American share routed to each top-level federal agency, based on Treasury MTS Table 5 (FY2025). Sorted by total agency outlay, descending.

    Department of Health and Human Services
    25.6% of agency outlays
    $5,499
    Social Security Administration
    22.4% of agency outlays
    $4,805
    Department of the Treasury
    19.9% of agency outlays
    $4,257
    Department of Defense
    11.8% of agency outlays
    $2,534
    Department of Veterans Affairs
    5.1% of agency outlays
    $1,099
    Department of Agriculture
    3.1% of agency outlays
    $664
    Office of Personnel Management
    1.7% of agency outlays
    $374
    Department of Transportation
    1.7% of agency outlays
    $372
    Department of Homeland Security
    1.6% of agency outlays
    $336
    Other Defense Civil Programs
    1.0% of agency outlays
    $223
    Department of Energy
    0.7% of agency outlays
    $153
    Department of Housing and Urban Development
    0.7% of agency outlays
    $147
    Department of Labor
    0.7% of agency outlays
    $147
    Department of Justice
    0.6% of agency outlays
    $131
    Environmental Protection Agency
    0.5% of agency outlays
    $108
    Department of Education
    0.5% of agency outlays
    $101
    Department of Commerce
    0.4% of agency outlays
    $87
    Department of State
    0.4% of agency outlays
    $83
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    0.3% of agency outlays
    $72
    Department of the Interior
    0.3% of agency outlays
    $65
    International Assistance Programs
    0.2% of agency outlays
    $50
    Corps of Engineers
    0.2% of agency outlays
    $35
    National Science Foundation
    0.1% of agency outlays
    $29
    Judicial Branch
    0.1% of agency outlays
    $28
    Legislative Branch
    0.1% of agency outlays
    $21
    Independent Agencies
    0.1% of agency outlays
    $20
    Small Business Administration
    0.0% of agency outlays
    $2

    Note: the Treasury MTS agency split covers ~95% of total outlays. Items like interest on the debt and certain trust-fund transfers are reported under Treasury / SSA umbrella lines, not as separate buckets, so the agency totals sum slightly below the FYONET figure at the top of this page.

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    What this calculator is (and isn't)

    This is a per-capita arithmetic breakdown of total federal outlays, not a personal tax bill. Federal spending is funded by a mix of income tax, payroll tax, corporate tax, customs duties, excise taxes, and new debt issuance — so what an individual taxpayer actually pays varies sharply with income and filing status.

    The per-American figure is the most direct way to compare U.S. federal spending across years or against other countries. The per-agency breakdown shows which programs are absorbing those dollars — typically dominated by Health and Human Services (Medicare, Medicaid), Social Security, Defense, and Treasury (largely interest on the debt).

    For the full picture, see the agency spending dashboard, receipts vs outlays, or the related your share of the national debt calculator.