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Total US Government Revenue
Headline federal, state, local, and total US government revenue.
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Total US government revenue includes federal, state, and local government revenue.
State and local revenue is guesstimated. Latest state data: FY 2023; latest local data: FY 2023.
Total Revenue Pie Chart for FY 2026
We have total revenue data (federal+state+local) going back to 1820. Individual state and local revenue data going back to 1957.
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Total Federal Revenue
Chart K.01f: Total Federal Revenue
Total Federal Revenue consists mainly of Federal Income Taxes and Social Insurance Taxes.
Last year, FY 2025, Total Federal Revenue collected was $5.24 trillion.
This year, FY 2026, Total Federal Revenue is budgeted at $5.48 trillion.
In FY 2029, Total Federal Revenue is budgeted at $6.83 trillion.
Federal Income Tax
Chart K.02f: Federal Income Tax
The Federal Income Tax is the largest source of revenue for the US Federal Government.
Last year, FY 2025, the Income Tax collected $3.11 trillion.
This year, FY 2026, the Income Tax is budgeted at $3.03 trillion.
In FY 2029, Federal Income Tax is budgeted at $4.29 trillion.
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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.
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Federal revenue data begins in 1792.
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State and local revenue data for individual states begins in 1957.
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Data Sources for 2024_2031:
Sources for 2024:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
'Guesstimated' by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years
Sources for 2031:
GDP, GO: GDP, GO Sources
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
'Guesstimated' by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years
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State and Local Finances for 2024 -- First Look
On July 2, 2026 we updated the state and local spending and revenue for FY 2024 using the new Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances "first look"summaries for FY 2024 released in April 2026. (See also Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances). The release includes state and local spending for the United States as a whole. It does not include the 50 individual states and the District of Columbia.
State and local spending and revenue for FY2024 are now actual historical spending as reported by the Census Bureau.
We have updated the "guesstimated" state and local finances for FY2025-31 as indicated in our "guesstimate" blog entries.
Beginning in 2021, the Census Bureau stopped splitting "Public welfare" into three parts:
- Cash assistance payments
- Vendor payments
- Other public welfare
On June 16, 2026, the Center for Medicare Services released its annual ...
On February 25, 2026 the Congressional Budget Office released its annual Long Term Budget Outlook for 2026, which projects ...
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