Government Spending Chart Wizard

Follow the simple steps below to make your own chart of government spending. You can select up to five spending functions to compare on a single chart.

If you want to chart taxes, go here.

Step One: Select the state and the years you want to chart.

US or individual state: United States-------------AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming

Data units: $ billion nom$ trillion nom$ million nom$ bln 2017$2017 per cap$2017/cap/daypercent GDPpercent GOpct seriespct federalpct state totalpct local totalpct total

Start Year: <select>FY 1792FY 1800FY 1810FY 1820FY 1830FY 1840FY 1850FY 1860FY 1870FY 1880FY 1890FY 1900FY 1910FY 1920FY 1930FY 1940FY 1950FY 1960FY 1970FY 1980FY 1990FY 2000FY 2001FY 2002FY 2003FY 2004FY 2005FY 2006FY 2007FY 2008FY 2009FY 2010FY 2011FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2020FY 2029 End Year: <select>FY 2010FY 2012FY 2013FY 2014FY 2015FY 2016FY 2017FY 2018FY 2019FY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027FY 2028FY 2029

Note: First year of available data for individual states is 1992.

If you want to chart data for a single year, go to the Numbers page.
If you want a pie chart, go to the Pie Chart page.

Step Two: Select the data you want to chart.

(Up to five allowed)

 PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtOther BorrowingAgency GSE DebtGrantsGross Domestic Product Total (Fed+State+Local)FederalStateLocal (Click on dropdown to select the spending function you want)

 <optional>PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtOther BorrowingAgency GSE DebtGrantsGross Domestic Product Total (Fed+State+Local)FederalStateLocal

 <optional>PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtOther BorrowingAgency GSE DebtGrantsGross Domestic Product Total (Fed+State+Local)FederalStateLocal

 <optional>PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtOther BorrowingAgency GSE DebtGrantsGross Domestic Product Total (Fed+State+Local)FederalStateLocal

 <optional>PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtOther BorrowingAgency GSE DebtGrantsGross Domestic Product Total (Fed+State+Local)FederalStateLocal

Step Three: Select the chart characteristics.

Bar chart or line chart: barline

Stacked chart (or not): stacknot-stack

Chart size: smallthinmediumlarge

Color or black-and-white: colorgraygooglechart.js

Step Four: Display your chart.

Click button: Display Chart

Don’t worry. You can add functions or change things later.