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.
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% |
Category | Expense (Billions) | Budget % | Section % |
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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% |
650 Social Security: | |||
651 Social Security | $731.73 | 20.85% | 100.00% |
700 Veterans Benefits and Services: | |||
701 Income Security for Veterans | $55.02 | 1.57% | 44.69% |
702 Veterans Education, Training, and Rehabilitation | $10.40 | 0.30% | 8.44% |
703 Hospital and Medical Care for Veterans | $50.34 | 1.43% | 40.89% |
704 Veterans Housing | $1.29 | 0.04% | 1.04% |
705 Other Veterans Benefits and Services | $6.08 | 0.17% | 4.94% |
Total, Veterans Benefits and Services | $123.12 | 3.51% | 100.00% |
750 Administration of Justice: | |||
751 Federal Law Enforcement Activities | $28.38 | 0.81% | 52.97% |
752 Federal Litigative and Judicial Activities | $13.55 | 0.39% | 25.29% |
753 Federal Correctional Activities | $7.90 | 0.22% | 14.74% |
754 Criminal Justice Assistance | $3.75 | 0.11% | 7.00% |
Total, Administration of Justice | $53.58 | 1.53% | 100.00% |
800 General Government: | |||
801 Legislative Functions | $1.10 | 0.12% | 17.20% |
802 Executive Direction and Management | $0.53 | 0.02% | 2.22% |
803 Central Fiscal Operations | $12.58 | 0.36% | 52.75% |
804 General Property and Records Management | -$0.61 | 0.02% | 2.57% |
805 Central Personnel Management | $0.20 | 0.01% | 0.83% |
806 General Purposes Fiscal Assistance | $7.77 | 0.22% | 32.10% |
808 Other General Government | $2.85 | 0.08% | 11.93% |
809 Deductions for Offsetting Receipts | -$3.45 | -0.10% | -14.45% |
Total, General Government | $23.86 | 0.68% | 100.00% |
900 Net Interest: | |||
901 Interest on Treasury Debt Securities (Gross) | $453.99 | 12.93% | 196.98% |
902 Interest Received by On-Budget Trust Funds | -$72.03 | -2.05% | -31.25% |
903 Interest Received by Off-Budget Trust Funds | -$115.98 | -3.30% | -50.32% |
908 Other Interest | -$35.36 | -1.01% | -15.34% |
909 Other Investment Income | $0.14 | 0.00% | 0.06% |
Total, Net Interest | $230.47 | 6.57% | 100.00% |
920 Allowances: | |||
Total, Allowances | $0.00 | 0.00% | 100.00% |
950 Undistributed Offsetting Receipts: | |||
951 Employer Share, Employee Retirement (On-Budget) | -$64.58 | 1.84% | 74.67% |
952 Employer Share, Employee Retirement (Off-Budget) | -$15.10 | 0.43% | 17.46% |
953 Rents and Royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf | -$6.38 | -0.18% | 7.38% |
954 Sale of Major Assets | -$0.43 | -.01% | -0.50% |
959 Other Undistributed Offsetting Receipts | $0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Total, Undistributed Offsetting Receipts | -$86.49 | -2.46% | 100.00% |
Total Budget Authority | $3,509.97 | 100.00% | |
On-Budget | $3,010.23 | 85.76% | |
Off-Budget | $499.74 | 14.24% |
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% |
The largest single expenses in the U.S. Budget, those exceeding $100 Billion, are as follows:
Category | Expense (Billions) | Budget % |
---|---|---|
651 Social Security | $731.73 | 20.85% |
571 Medicare | $502.38 | 14.31% |
901 Interest on Treasury Debt Securities (Gross) | $453.99 | 12.93% |
551 Health Care Services | $322.46 | 9.19% |
051 Department of Defense: Operation and Maintenance | $305.24 | 8.70% |
609 Other Income Security | $184.32 | 5.25% |
051 Department of Defense: Military Personnel | $158.39 | 4.51% |
051 Department of Defense: Procurement | $131.90 | 3.76% |
602 Federal Employee Retirement and Disability | $122.87 | 3.50% |
603 Unemployment Compensation | $119.28 | 3.40% |
605 Food and Nutrition Assistance | $105.05 | 2.99% |
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