If this looks familiar, it’s because I posted a static version of this chart (with a link to this interactive version) a few weeks ago and got some great feedback on this behemoth. Some of that has now been incorporated.
I think u/lart2150 was the first to mention that Medicaid should be visible (it was included in an “other” category under “Transfers to States”). Thanks to that suggestion, FY 2025 Medicaid/CHIP spending ($638 billion) is now separated out. And if you want to only examine the Health and Human Services budget, we have a separate page (and a smaller Sankey) for that [here](https://usafacts.org/explainers/what-does-the-us-government-do/agency/us-department-of-health-and-human-services/).
u/seaboypc also recommended separating Social Security so it doesn’t appear like it’s going in and out of the general fund. I passed that on to the team, but it hasn’t made its way to the chart.
One of the rare, actually beautiful representations of a *huge* amount of data.
Does the government not put money into investments to pay for SS?
Took me a second to figure out how to expand the sections on mobile, but very well done! This data is clear and gets deep into the details if you choose to look.
This graph and explaination is so great thank you for making it.
This is a really excellent visualization!
There are some minor improvements to be made that others have mentioned and I agree with, but from a design perspective it’s really top notch.
However, there is something hidden here because it is hidden in the budget, and that is all the subsidies in the form of tax deductions. It’s a huge problem that the US can more easily pass tax breaks than cash grants because, while they have nearly the same effect, it completely obscures government spending from the budget.
Elon should hire OP to avoid typos like billion and million
Gorgeous work OP.
Seems wild that personal taxes are like 5x larger than corporate taxes.
So corporations brought in 1/5 of what individual taxes did.. wonder how much income corporations brought in compared to individuals..
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If this looks familiar, it’s because I posted a static version of this chart (with a link to this interactive version) a few weeks ago and got some great feedback on this behemoth. Some of that has now been incorporated.
I think u/lart2150 was the first to mention that Medicaid should be visible (it was included in an “other” category under “Transfers to States”). Thanks to that suggestion, FY 2025 Medicaid/CHIP spending ($638 billion) is now separated out. And if you want to only examine the Health and Human Services budget, we have a separate page (and a smaller Sankey) for that [here](https://usafacts.org/explainers/what-does-the-us-government-do/agency/us-department-of-health-and-human-services/).
u/seaboypc also recommended separating Social Security so it doesn’t appear like it’s going in and out of the general fund. I passed that on to the team, but it hasn’t made its way to the chart.
Please let me know if you have any other suggestions. I can’t promise everything will make it into the chart, but we’re always looking for ways to make government data clearer and easier to understand. We also published [this piece](https://usafacts.org/articles/this-chart-tells-you-everything-you-want-to-know-about-government-spending/) recently to help folks that might not be familiar with Sankey charts.
One of the rare, actually beautiful representations of a *huge* amount of data.
Does the government not put money into investments to pay for SS?
Took me a second to figure out how to expand the sections on mobile, but very well done! This data is clear and gets deep into the details if you choose to look.
This graph and explaination is so great thank you for making it.
This is a really excellent visualization!
There are some minor improvements to be made that others have mentioned and I agree with, but from a design perspective it’s really top notch.
However, there is something hidden here because it is hidden in the budget, and that is all the subsidies in the form of tax deductions. It’s a huge problem that the US can more easily pass tax breaks than cash grants because, while they have nearly the same effect, it completely obscures government spending from the budget.
Elon should hire OP to avoid typos like billion and million
Gorgeous work OP.
Seems wild that personal taxes are like 5x larger than corporate taxes.
So corporations brought in 1/5 of what individual taxes did.. wonder how much income corporations brought in compared to individuals..
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