Federal Spending
Where your federal dollars go
Every federal agency's slice of the budget for the current fiscal year — who gets the most, where your tax dollars actually go, and how the whole $15.50 trillion breaks down. Searchable, sortable, and sourced from USAspending.gov.
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Total budget authority
$15.50 trillion
FY2026 Q4 · 93 agencies
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Biggest spender
Department of Health and Human Services
$3,650,342,489,550 · 23.6% of all spending
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Top 6 agencies
~81%
The largest departments dominate the budget; the long tail of small agencies is a sliver.
The federal dollar
How total federal budget authority splits across the biggest agencies. Each segment is one agency's share of all federal spending this fiscal year.
Top agencies by budget
- Department of Health and Human Services $3,650,342,489,550 (23.6%)
- Department of the Treasury $3,525,650,703,581 (22.8%)
- Department of Defense $2,631,408,222,827 (17%)
- Social Security Administration $1,581,042,552,921 (10.2%)
- Department of Homeland Security $646,178,920,809 (4.2%)
- Department of Veterans Affairs $525,641,887,104 (3.4%)
"Where do my taxes go?" The departments above account for the large majority of federal budget authority. Want to see who the money actually goes to? See the top federal contractors these agencies pay.
All federal agencies
Every top-tier federal agency for FY2026, with budget authority, obligations, and outlays. Search, sort any column, or page through. Each agency links to its full profile on USAspending.gov.
93 agencies
| Agency | Budget authority | % of total | Obligated | Outlays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Human Services | $3650342489550 | 23.6% | $2674621212856 | $2512579380677 |
| Department of the Treasury | $3525650703581 | 22.8% | $1849247111435 | $1846678364429 |
| Department of Defense | $2631408222827 | 17% | $1429515155907 | $1269728654138 |
| Social Security Administration | $1581042552921 | 10.2% | $1528976949362 | $1520407517890 |
| Department of Homeland Security | $646178920809 | 4.2% | $356404883926 | $233974683377 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $525641887104 | 3.4% | $371051747429 | $382555645646 |
| Department of Agriculture | $478838076132 | 3.1% | $207817899340 | $202876344927 |
| Office of Personnel Management | $380816682811 | 2.5% | $183286764447 | $182859048612 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $338821609365 | 2.2% | $74460263037 | $72585250612 |
| Department of Transportation | $302816100651 | 2% | $114375421015 | $112718546191 |
| Department of Energy | $139454161467 | 0.9% | $63705146748 | $56649706501 |
| Department of State | $95354807567 | 0.6% | $30157686982 | $35235549172 |
| Department of the Interior | $93713071283 | 0.6% | $31054736739 | $31565160238 |
| Department of Labor | $92621938790 | 0.6% | $59886063638 | $56566619485 |
| Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | $91081275506 | 0.6% | $9826607441 | $9899951327 |
| Department of Justice | $87963795800 | 0.6% | $46832934454 | $46395552161 |
| Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | $75902494714 | 0.5% | $32034285615 | $25817905529 |
| Environmental Protection Agency | $56363141631 | 0.4% | $15208853418 | $14697450693 |
| Department of Commerce | $51916170053 | 0.3% | $16092579873 | $17948356473 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | $44016818332 | 0.3% | $20568873126 | $20900933355 |
| General Services Administration | $34634800175 | 0.2% | $25643846642 | $25185247777 |
| Small Business Administration | $20316864891 | 0.1% | $15014893889 | $14899291667 |
| Agency for International Development | $16800971681 | 0.1% | $6345412074 | $9571381483 |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation | $10292200895 | 0.1% | $1481540533 | $1550586075 |
| National Science Foundation | $10201180822 | 0.1% | $4672418782 | $7122751225 |
| Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation | $9000785051 | 0.1% | $230323163 | $227989647 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | $3265185431 | 0% | $1664568099 | $1657845085 |
| Millennium Challenge Corporation | $3013068894 | 0% | $192800797 | $505552099 |
| Executive Office of the President | $1495132642 | 0% | $844204401 | $762505335 |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission | $1470531329 | 0% | $310018784 | $287395588 |
| Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund | $1288983058 | 0% | $720257651 | $721992332 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission | $1124904352 | 0% | $776728518 | $785840711 |
| Government Accountability Office | $986295606 | 0% | $743810890 | $718573929 |
| U.S. Agency for Global Media | $918288863 | 0% | $525540489 | $490569804 |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | $910300976 | 0% | $375417574 | $390693336 |
| National Archives and Records Administration | $881413720 | 0% | $560837571 | $585911779 |
| Export-Import Bank of the United States | $669700306 | 0% | $375752153 | $389907152 |
| Presidio Trust | $552328827 | 0% | $283122719 | $289183722 |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | $470262229 | 0% | $350894628 | $351830969 |
| National Endowment for the Humanities | $444762449 | 0% | $177175556 | $52762115 |
| District of Columbia Courts | $413747680 | 0% | $286172282 | $272040504 |
| Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency | $385965517 | 0% | $204650233 | $214797319 |
| National Labor Relations Board | $312798899 | 0% | $219985179 | $229295028 |
| Institute of Museum and Library Services | $310658295 | 0% | $226963637 | $181769168 |
| Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council | $295131859 | 0% | $39033410 | $172701406 |
| National Endowment for the Arts | $285901280 | 0% | $172996510 | $125197301 |
| American Battle Monuments Commission | $278408051 | 0% | $130613007 | $93630753 |
| Armed Forces Retirement Home | $263014998 | 0% | $99533570 | $107428745 |
| United States Trade and Development Agency | $236465229 | 0% | $66570339 | $50619749 |
| Northern Border Regional Commission | $224907300 | 0% | $97231852 | $40120927 |
| Denali Commission | $216795237 | 0% | $13310722 | $46886389 |
| National Transportation Safety Board | $170200876 | 0% | $106063521 | $119999167 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission | $168755644 | 0% | $111176473 | $117650125 |
| Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency | $157970126 | 0% | $26090736 | $23888372 |
| United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims | $133745530 | 0% | $37793981 | $36064351 |
| International Trade Commission | $127504855 | 0% | $100996894 | $102212473 |
| Delta Regional Authority | $103790036 | 0% | $72421461 | $67827156 |
| Federal Election Commission | $87621920 | 0% | $66006799 | $62120044 |
| Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service | $79530393 | 0% | $24284454 | $23011317 |
| Election Assistance Commission | $75748776 | 0% | $61845194 | $52058121 |
| Merit Systems Protection Board | $60742970 | 0% | $40211544 | $39848415 |
| Inter-American Foundation | $57518227 | 0% | $11782182 | $13152516 |
| Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board | $51750763 | 0% | $32525481 | $33621674 |
| Federal Maritime Commission | $47414248 | 0% | $29812389 | $32113129 |
| Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence In Education Foundation | $41756123 | 0% | $4202526 | $1707475 |
| Selective Service System | $39553439 | 0% | $24779517 | $25758604 |
| James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation | $37064527 | 0% | $3217372 | $1568614 |
| African Development Foundation | $34864732 | 0% | $7942398 | $7740910 |
| Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation | $33142724 | 0% | $4980580 | $4998660 |
| Office of Special Counsel | $32645325 | 0% | $26072215 | $23490995 |
| Office of Government Ethics | $30470922 | 0% | $17672377 | $16090613 |
| Federal Labor Relations Authority | $30052187 | 0% | $21929473 | $19333037 |
| Appalachian Regional Commission | $29224242 | 0% | $7042536 | $11714501 |
| Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation | $28155085 | 0% | $8247060 | $8397921 |
| Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission | $25255024 | 0% | $12542844 | $12354275 |
| National Credit Union Administration | $20501439 | 0% | $3525000 | $1499109 |
| National Mediation Board | $19935597 | 0% | $10888565 | $11722650 |
| United States Chemical Safety Board | $19836734 | 0% | $9981791 | $10911862 |
| Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission | $19695339 | 0% | $9995650 | $10914412 |
| Overseas Private Investment Corporation | $19389239 | 0% | $0 | $360163 |
| National Capital Planning Commission | $18934820 | 0% | $11886960 | $8886218 |
| Advisory Council on Historic Preservation | $18380738 | 0% | $10266833 | $9674073 |
| Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board | $17991315 | 0% | $12187600 | $10510684 |
| Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled | $17639666 | 0% | $9070423 | $9559188 |
| Commission on Civil Rights | $17057263 | 0% | $11515863 | $10227487 |
| Public Buildings Reform Board | $14082080 | 0% | $2831322 | $2551398 |
| Access Board | $13574787 | 0% | $7799967 | $7779734 |
| Commission of Fine Arts | $9532554 | 0% | $7913173 | $7778983 |
| Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board | $5488226 | 0% | $3059119 | $3015918 |
| Department of Education | $4898283 | 0% | $4440283 | $16891885 |
| Administrative Conference of the U.S. | $3502154 | 0% | $2704805 | $2740039 |
| Japan-United States Friendship Commission | $3071187 | 0% | $1801649 | $1517202 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $-8542594868 | -0.1% | $8365980156 | $9147551281 |
Source: USAspending.gov, the official source of U.S. federal spending data · FY2026 Q4, updated September 8, 2026. Budget authority is what agencies are legally allowed to spend; outlays are actual payments. Figures update as USAspending.gov publishes them.
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