United States Budget
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The four largest expenses, Health, Military, Social Security, and Income Security, account for 82.48% of the total budget; $2.89 Trillion. All other budgetary expenses combined account for 19.99% of the total budget; $702 Billion. Undistributed offsetting receipts make for -2.46% of the budget; -$86 Billion. Total Budget Authority was $3.51 Trillion.
Budget Summary
The following is a summary of the U.S. Budget, 2011 (last year for certain data, as opposed to estimates - uses 2013 budgetary data)[1].
| Category | Sections | Expense (Billions) | Budget % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 550, 570 | $862.10 | 24.56% |
| Social Security | 650 | $731.73 | 20.85% |
| Military | 050 | $717.42 | 20.44% |
| Income Security | 600 | $583.67 | 16.63% |
| Major Expenses | $2,894.92 | 82.48% | |
| Interest on Debt | 900 | $230.47 | 6.57% |
| Veterans Benefits & Services | 700 | $123.12 | 3.51% |
| Transportation | 400 | $86.51 | 2.46% |
| Education, Training, Employment, & Social Services | 500 | $76.54 | 2.18% |
| International Affairs | 150 | $53.59 | 1.53% |
| Administration of Justice | 750 | $53.58 | 1.53% |
| Natural Resources & Environment | 300 | $35.35 | 1.01% |
| General Science, Space, & Technology | 250 | $29.65 | 0.84% |
| General Government | 800 | $23.86 | 0.68% |
| Agriculture | 350 | $21.51 | 0.61% |
| Community & Regional Development | 450 | $14.88 | 0.42% |
| Energy | 270 | $6.69 | 0.19% |
| Allowances | 920 | $0.0 | 0.00% |
| Commerce & Housing Credit | 370 | -$54.21 | -1.54% |
| Lesser Expenses | $701.54 | 19.99% | |
| Undistributed Offsetting Receipts | 950 | -$86.49 | -2.46% |
| Total Budget Authority | $3,509.97 | 100.00% | |
Detailed Budget
| Category | Expense (Billions) | Budget % | Section % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 050 National Defense: | |||
| 051 Department of Defense-Military: | |||
| Military Personnel | $153.39 | 4.51% | 22.08% |
| Operation and Maintenance | $305.24 | 8.70% | 42.55% |
| Procurement | $131.90 | 3.76% | 18.39% |
| Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation | $76.69 | 2.18% | 10.69% |
| Military Construction | $15.99 | 0.46% | 2.23% |
| Family Housing | $1.83 | 0.05% | 0.26% |
| 051 Subtotal, Department of Defense-Military | $691.47 | 19.70% | 96.38% |
| 053 Atomic Energy Defense Activities | $18.53 | 0.53% | 2.58% |
| 054 Defense-Related Activities | $7.41 | 0.21% | 1.03% |
| Total, National Defense | $717.42 | 20.44% | 100.00% |
| 150 International Affairs: | |||
| 151 International Development and Humanitarian Assistance | $21.66 | 0.62% | 40.42% |
| 152 International Security Assistance | $12.47 | 0.36% | 23.26% |
| 153 Conduct of Foreign Affairs | $14.03 | 0.40% | 26.18% |
| 154 Foreign Information and Exchange Activities | $1.55 | 0.04% | 2.90% |
| 155 International Financial Programs | $3.88 | 0.11% | 7.25% |
| Total, International Affairs | $53.59 | 1.53% | 100.00% |
| 250 General Science, Space, and Technology: | |||
| 251 General Science and Basic Research: | $11.74 | 0.33% | 39.59% |
| 252 Space Flight, Research, and Supporting Activities | $17.91 | 0.51% | 60.41% |
| Total, General Science, Space, and Technology | $29.65 | 0.84% | 100.00% |
| 270 Energy: | |||
| 271 Energy Supply | $5.90 | 0.17% | 88.24% |
| 272 Energy Conservation | $0.23 | 0.01% | 3.47% |
| 274 Emergency Energy Preparedness | $0.14 | 0.00% | 2.02% |
| 276 Energy Information, Policy, and Regulation | $0.42 | 0.01% | 6.28% |
| Total, Energy | $6.69 | 0.19% | 100.00% |
| 300 Natural Resources and Environment: | |||
| 301 Water Resources | $6.14 | 0.17% | 17.37% |
| 302 Conservation and Land Management | $10.93 | 0.31% | 30.91% |
| 303 Recreational Resources | $3.55 | 0.10% | 10.04% |
| 304 Pollution Control and Abatement | $8.55 | 0.24% | 6.28% |
| 306 Other Natural Resources | $6.19 | 0.18% | 17.50% |
| Total, Natural Resources and Environment | $35.35 | 1.01% | 100.00% |
| 350 Agriculture: | |||
| 351 Farm Income Stabilization | $17.06 | 0.49% | 79.31% |
| 352 Agricultural Research and Services | $4.45 | 0.13% | 20.69% |
| Total, Agriculture | $21.51 | 0.61% | 100.00% |
| 370 Commerce and Housing Credit: | |||
| 371 Mortgage Credit | -$5.04 | 0.14% | 9.30% |
| 372 Postal Service | $1.01 | 0.03% | -2.02% |
| 373 Deposit Insurance | -$6.6 | -0.19% | 12.17% |
| 376 Other Advancement of Commerce | -$43.66 | -1.24% | 80.55% |
| Total, Commerce and Housing Credit | -$54.21 | 1.54% | 100.00% |
| 400 Transportation: | |||
| 401 Ground Transportation | -$53.69 | 1.53% | 62.06% |
| 402 Air Transportation | $21.90 | 0.62% | 25.32% |
| 403 Water Transportation | $10.53 | 0.30% | 12.17% |
| 407 Other Transportation | $0.39 | 0.01% | 0.45% |
| Total, Transportation | $86.51 | 2.46% | 100.00% |
| 450 Community and Regional Development: | |||
| 451 Community Development | $5.88 | 0.17% | 39.57% |
| 452 Area and Regional Development | $2.76 | 0.08% | 18.55% |
| 453 Disaster Relief and Insurance | $6.23 | 0.18% | 41.88% |
| Total, Community and Regional Development | $14.88 | 0.42% | 100.00% |
| 500 Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services: | |||
| 501 Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education | $39.89 | 1.14% | 52.12% |
| 502 Higher Education | $5.94 | 0.17% | 7.76% |
| 503 Research and General Education Aids | $3.57 | 0.10% | 4.66% |
| 504 Training and Employment | $7.31 | 0.21% | 9.55% |
| 505 Other Labor Services | $1.90 | 0.05% | 2.48% |
| 506 Social Services | $17.94 | 0.51% | 23.44% |
| Total, Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services | $76.54 | 2.18% | 100.00% |
| 550 Health: | |||
| 551 Health Care Services | $322.46 | 9.19% | 89.64% |
| 552 Health Research and Training | $32.80 | 0.93% | 9.12% |
| 554 Consumer and Occupational Health and Safety | $4.47 | 0.13% | 1.24% |
| Total, Health | $359.72 | 10.25% | 100.00% |
| 570 Community and Regional Development: | |||
| 571 Medicare | $502.38 | 14.31% | 100.0% |
| 600 Income Security: | |||
| 601 General Retirement and Disability Insurance (Excluding Social Security) | $7.99 | 0.23% | 1.37% |
| 602 Federal Employee Retirement and Disability | $122.87 | 3.50% | 21.05% |
| 603 Unemployment Compensation | $119.28 | 3.40% | 20.44% |
| 604 Housing Assistance | $44.17 | 1.26% | 7.57% |
| 605 Food and Nutrition Assistance | $105.05 | 2.99% | 18.00% |
| 609 Other Income Security | $184.32 | 5.25% | 31.58% |
| Total, Income Security | $583.67 | 16.63% | 100.00% |
Off-Budget
The U.S. Budget marks certain expenses as "Off-Budget". The above calculations include all expenses, including those considered "Off-Budget". A total of $499.74 Billion is considered "Off-Budget". Off-Budget expenses include the following:
| Category | Sections | Expense (Billions) | Budget % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Security | 651 | $629.82 | 17.94% |
| Postal Service | 372 | $0.99 | 0.03% |
| Interest received by off-budget trust funds | 903 | -$115.98 | -3.30% |
References
- â Federal Government Outlays by Function, Table 5.1 - Budget Authority by Function and Superfunction: 1976â2017. U.S. Government Printing Office. Accessed July 24, 2012.