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Senior Programs Take Almost Half Federal Budget in
2004
Census report shows federal spending by state, county
Dec. 27, 2005 – The programs aimed primarily at
helping senior citizens – Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid – cost the
federal government $1 trillion in 2004 – almost half of the total $2.2
trillion spent. Five states received one-third of this money, according
to a new report by the U.S. Census Bureau that shows federal spending by
state and county.
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The Bureau says this is the only consolidated
source of data on the geographic distribution of federal expenditures.
The report also reveals expenditures for the
Department of Homeland Security, the first full year that this data has
been included, and the Defense Department. The data cover direct
payments, grants, procurement awards, and salaries and wages, by federal
agency and program, for state and county areas of the United States,
including the District of Columbia and U.S. outlying areas.
Highlights:
● The federal government spent $2.2 trillion in
2004, up 5 percent from 2003.
● Five states – California, New York, Texas,
Florida and Pennsylvania – received one-third of all federal funds in
2004. At the county or county-equivalent level, New York City, N.Y., led
the list of recipients, followed by Los Angeles County, Calif.; Cook
County, Ill.; San Diego County, Calif.; and Maricopa County, Ariz.
● Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
accounted for more than $1 trillion, nearly one-half of total federal
spending.
● Defense Department spending was highest in the
following five states: California, Virginia, Texas, Florida and
Maryland.
● Fiscal Year 2004 is the first full year for
which data are included for the Department of Homeland Security.
● The Consolidated Federal Funds Report data
cover federal expenditures or obligations for direct payments, grants,
procurement awards, and salaries and wages, by federal agency and
program, for state and county areas of the United States, including the
District of Columbia and U.S. outlying areas.
A copy of the report in pdf format is available by
clicking here.
Note on chart below that Health & Human Services,
the agency that includes Medicare & Medicaid, passed Social Security in
spending in 2002.
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