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What is the Total US Government Revenue?
In FY 2026, total US government revenue, federal, state, and local, is “guesstimated” to be $10.78 trillion. Federal revenue is budgeted at $5.48 trillion; state revenue is “guesstimated” at $3.21 trillion; local revenue is “guesstimated” at $2.09 trillion.
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Estimated Government Revenue for FY 2026
In 2026 the governments in the United States are expected to collect about
35.3
percent of Gross Domestic Product in revenue. The federal government will collect about
18.0
percent of GDP, the states will collect about
10.5
percent of GDP, and local governments about
6.9
percent of GDP.
Government Revenue: Federal, State, Local
Governments in the US will collect $10.78 trillion in 2026.
In fiscal 2026 the federal government budgets that revenue will be $5.5 trillion. State revenue for 2026 is "guesstimated" by usgovernmentrevenue.com at $3.2 trillion and local government revenue is "guesstimated" by usgovernmentrevenue.com at $2.1 trillion.
Total revenue at all levels of government in the United States is "guesstimated" by usgovernmentrevenue.com to be $10.8 trillion in 2026.
Government Revenue: the Sources
The governments in the US collect about $6.3 trillion a year in income and payroll taxes.
Income tax is where governments collect the most tax: in federal, state, and local income tax they will collect about $3.9 trillion in 2026. Next in line are social insurance taxes, including Social Security, unemployment and hospital taxes, adding up to $2.4 trillion. Ad-valorem taxes, i.e. sales taxes and property taxes, will amount to about $2.5 trillion in 2026. Fees and Charges will add up to $0.9 trillion, and Business and Other Revenue will add up to $0.6 trillion in 2026.
These revenue estimates are based on projections in the federal budget for federal revenue and on "guesstimates" of state and local revenue by usgovernmentrevenue.com.
Pie Chart of Total Government Revenue
Chart 3.04: Total Revenue Pie
Total government revenue in the United States, including federal, state, and local governments, is expected to total $10.78 trillion in 2026. The total features five major sources. The largest share is income taxes, at 36 percent of total revenue; social insurance at 22 percent of total revenue; ad-valorem taxes, at 23 percent of revenue; fees and charges at 8 percent of total revenue.
Pie Chart of Federal Government Revenue
Chart 3.05: Federal Revenue Pie
Federal revenue is budgeted at $5.48 trillion for FY 2026. Almost all revenue comes from income taxes, individual and corporate, at 55 percent of total federal revenue; and social insurance taxes, such as the FICA tax, at 34 percent of total federal revenue.
Pie Chart of State Government Revenue
Chart 3.06: State Revenue Pie
State government revenue, as "guesstimated" by usgovernmentrevenue.com, will total about $3.21 trillion in FY 2026, and is balanced between five major sources. The largest revenue source is social insurance taxes, including income from state employee retirement systems, amount to 14 percent of state revenue. Ad-valorem taxes — property and sales taxes — amount to 29 percent of total state revenue. State income taxes are 25 percent of total state revenue. Fees and charges amount to 11 percent of total state revenue.
Pie Chart of Local Government Revenue
Chart 3.07: Local Revenue Pie
Local government revenue, as "guesstimated" by usgovernmentrevenue.com, will total about $2.09 trillion in FY 2026, and is dominated by ad-valorem taxes — i.e. property and sales taxes — amounting to 48 percent of total local government revenue. Fees and charges amount to 25 percent of local revenue; business revenue, such as utilities and liquor stores, amounts to 19 percent of total local revenue.
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Revenue Data Sources
Revenue data is from official government sources.
- Federal revenue data since 1962 comes from the president’s budget.
- All other revenue data comes from the US Census Bureau.
Gross Domestic Product data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis and measuringworth.com.
Detailed table of revenue data sources here.
Federal revenue data begins in 1792.
State and local revenue data begins in 1820.
State and local revenue data for individual states begins in 1957.
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Data Sources for 2026:
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Federal Budget for FY27 Released
On April 4, 2026, we updated usgovernmentspending.com with the numbers from the Public Budget Database in the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2027.
Here is how headline budget estimates for the upcoming FY 2027 fiscal year have changed since the release of the FY 2025 budget in Winter 2024. There were no budgetary estimates in the budget documents for the FY 2026 budget.
| $ billion | Estimate for 2027 in FY2025 Budget | Estimate for 2027 in FY2027 Budget | Change |
| Federal Outlays | $7,696.6 | $8,092.9 | +$569.1 |
| Federal Receipts | $6,186.2 | $5,921.0 | +$279.1 |
| Federal Deficit | $1,510.3 | $2,171.9 | +$290.0 |
You can see line item changes from budget to budget here. You can compare budget estimates with actuals here.
Account level spending estimates through FY 2031 come from the Outlays table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026.
Account level budget authority estimates through FY 2031 come from the Budget Authority table in the Public Budget Database and were updated on usgovernmentspending.com on April 4, 2026.
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