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Use the controls below to CUSTOMIZE chart or CHANGE the data series

Hover mouse over dropdown controls for help. Remember, you can display a maximum of five data series at once.

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Revenue Units: By default, government revenue is displayed in billions of dollars. But using a dropdown control in the table heading you can select $ bln 2005, pct GDP and more.
Chart Title: You can create a title for your chart. Use the text field to enter a title and click the button to the right of the text field.
US or State: By default, the chart shows overall United States government revenue. But you can select revenue for individual states by selecting the state dropdown control in the table heading.
State, Local: By default, you can chart state revenue or local revenue by clicking a radio button in the selection table. But you can chart state-and-local combined by selecting state n local in the state/local dropdown control in the table heading.
Linear/Log: By default, the data series are displayed as linear charts. But you can also select a log chart. Linear charts show constant amount changes as a straight line; Log charts show constant rates of change as a straight line.
Line/Bar: By default, the data series are displayed as line charts. But you can also select a bar chart.
Data Stack: By default, the data series are “stacked” when displayed on the chart. But you can change the setting to “un stack” the data series.
Chart Size: By default, the chart is displayed at medium size. But you can use the dropdown control to change the size.
Color: By default charts are displayed with color data lines and fill. You can change this to grayscale if you want.
US Budget Year: By default, the chart displays budgeted and estimated federal revenue in the current US Budget submitted to the Congress by the president. But you can look at previous budgeted numbers using this dropdown control.

Data Range

Start Year: You can select any start year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select a start year to get close, then select the start year you want.
End Year: You can select any end year you want using the dropdown control in the table heading. At the top and bottom of the dropdown only years ending in “0” are shown. Select an end year to get close, then select the end year you want.
Category (max 5)Sub-categoryFed Gov. 
Xfer 
State Local Total   
 
Data Series: Select a revenue series you want to chart from a dropdown on the left. If you select on the bottom dropdown you will add a data series (up to a maximum of five). The right-hand dropdown allows you to replace a data series with a more narrowly focused series. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
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* If you add data series at same government level, this item will be shown as Remaining Revenue.

If you’d like to create your own custom chart of revenue data you should use the table above to make your selections.

  • Select the year range: Select the start year and the end year you want by selecting the years you want in the two year dropdown boxes.
  • Select revenue items: Just select the revenue item you want from the dropdown control. Then click a radio button to select the level of government: federal, state, or local. If you select from the < select > you will add another data series to your chart. Up to 5 data series are allowed at once. Click the “X” link to remove a data series from the chart.
  • Select units: You can select the display in billions of nominal (i.e. inflated) dollars, billions of real (i.e. year 2005) dollars, or as percent of GDP.
  • Choose chart features: You can select the size of the chart, switch from bar chart to line chart, select color or black and white, stacked or not. You can also blow up the chart to fill the screen with the “fullsize” tab control above the chart display.

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Download Data File

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Download Tab-delimited Data

Copy and Paste: To copy and paste data into spreadsheet for analysis, just copy the tab-delimited text in the textbox below (click cursor in text box, then press ctrl-A then press ctrl-C) and paste it into your spreadsheet.

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Below is a formatted version of the data displayed in the chart.

Total Direct Revenue
Fiscal Years 1950 to 2010
YearGDP-US
$ billion nominal
Population-US
million
Total Direct Revenue -fed
percent GDP
1950293.7151.32614.82a
1951339.3153.91716.72a
1952358.3156.55220.04a
1953379.3159.23219.57a
1954380.4161.95819.94a
1955414.7164.73117.34a
1956437.4167.55118.59a
1957461.1170.42018.88a
1958467.2173.33718.41a
1959506.6176.30516.87a
1960526.4179.32318.96a
1961544.8181.58818.60a
1962585.7183.88117.02a
1963617.8186.20417.25a
1964663.6188.55516.97a
1965719.1190.93716.24a
1966787.7193.34816.61a
1967832.4195.79017.88a
1968909.8198.26316.81a
1969984.4200.76618.98a
19701038.3203.30218.57a
19711126.8205.51516.61a
19721237.9207.75216.75a
19731382.3210.01316.70a
19741499.5212.29917.55a
19751637.7214.60917.04a
19761824.6216.94516.34a
19772030.1219.30717.51a
19782293.8221.69417.42a
19792562.2224.10718.08a
19802788.1226.54618.55a
19813126.8228.67019.17a
19823253.2230.81518.99a
19833534.6232.97916.99a
19843930.9235.16416.95a
19854217.5237.36917.40a
19864460.1239.59517.25a
19874736.4241.84218.04a
19885100.4244.11017.83a
19895482.1246.39918.08a
19905800.5248.71017.79a
19915992.1251.80217.61a
19926342.3254.93317.21a
19936667.4258.10317.31a
19947085.2261.31217.76a
19957414.7264.56118.23a
19967838.5267.85018.54a
19978332.4271.18018.95a
19988793.5274.55219.58a
19999353.5277.96619.54a
20009951.5282.17220.35a
200110286.2285.08219.36a
200210642.3287.80417.41a
200311142.2290.32616.00a
200411853.3293.04615.86a
200512623295.50717.06a
200613377.2298.10917.99a
200714028.7300.73318.31a
200814369.1303.38017.57a
200913939306.05115.10a
201014508.2308.74614.91a

Legend:
a - actual reported
i - interpolated between actual reported values

Data Sources for 1950:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Data Sources for 2010:
GDP: Measuring Worth - US GDP
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported revenue forward to future years

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Data Sources for 1950_2010:

Sources for 1950:

See State GDP Information
Federal: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970
State and Local: Bicentennial Edition: Historical Statistics of the US, Colonial Times to 1970

Sources for 2010:

See State GDP Information
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported revenue forward to future years

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> data update schedule.

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On May 10, 2013, usgovernmentspending.com was updated to provide details of Social Security -- OASI and DI numbers -- and Medicare -- broken down by Part A, Part B, and Part D.

Go here to get details of the Social Security changes on usgovernmentspending.com.

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