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What does the State Department do?=C2=A0

[The State Department]([link removed]
ernment-do/agency/us-department-of-state/)=C2=A0has managed the nation=E2=
=80=99s foreign policy and diplomatic efforts since 1789. It negotiates tre=
aties, issues passports and visas, coordinates humanitarian assistance for =
refugees, oversees foreign aid and embassies, and represents the US in inte=
rnational organizations. And it does it with a relatively small portion of =
the US budget. =C2=A0 =C2=A0

[Percentage of federal budget for the State Department]([link removed]
g/explainers/what-does-the-us-government-do/agency/us-department-of-state/)

- The State Department spent $38.8 billion in fiscal year 2024, comprising =
0.57% of total federal spending. It ranked 15th in total spending among fed=
eral agencies.=C2=A0

- Since 1980, department spending (adjusted for inflation) has risen 272.5%=
, compared to a 193.7% increase in total federal spending.=C2=A0

- In March 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the State De=
partment would absorb USAID programs that haven=E2=80=99t been canceled. [U=
SAID=E2=80=99s functions]([link removed]
government-do/agency/us-agency-for-international-development/) included sup=
porting global economic growth and health, providing humanitarian aid in re=
sponse to crises, and advancing US foreign policy through partnerships.

[Explore more charts]([link removed]
rnment-do/agency/us-department-of-state/)

Does your state give or receive the most federal money?

- On average, each US resident contributed around $14,000 to federal revenu=
e in 2023.=C2=A0
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- Delaware paid the most in overall federal taxes per person: $24,575 per r=
esident. The state has some of the nation=E2=80=99s highest rates of busine=
ss creation and, therefore, the highest share of federal revenue from busin=
ess income taxes.=C2=A0

- Washington, DC, contributed $54,612 per person to the federal government =
=E2=80=94 more than double any state. It also received $74,361 per person f=
rom the federal government, the most in the country, primarily due to defen=
se and transportation funding.=C2=A0

[Per-person revenue collected by the federal government]([link removed]
rg/articles/which-states-contribute-the-most-and-least-to-federal-revenue/)

All states=E2=80=94and their taxpayers=E2=80=94send money to federal coffer=
s. The government distributes much of this back to states, but some [receiv=
e more money]([link removed]
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%20Department&_kx=3D9AGnBW6XXUB48aQ7V0qYZmikvhlk9uMfHbEwaW1rBG8.SH8aQb) tha=
n they contributed. This shapes how money flows through Social Security, Me=
dicaid, and infrastructure projects nationwide. =C2=A0

- In 2023, the federal government collected $4.67 trillion in taxes and red=
istributed $4.56 trillion back to states and residents, mostly through prog=
rams like Social Security and Medicaid but also through sources like transp=
ortation funds and government contracting.=C2=A0
=C2=A0
- Nineteen states paid the federal government more than they received. New =
Yorkers paid about $89 billion more to the federal government than they rec=
eived. Meanwhile, Virginians received about $79 billion more.=C2=A0

[See your state=E2=80=99s data]([link removed]
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Data behind the news

What trade (and trade wars) means for the nation is all over the news. But =
what is [the value of US trade]([link removed]
lue-of-us-trade/country/united-states/)?=C2=A0
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The US and Ukraine=E2=80=AFhave signed a deal=E2=80=AFto give the nation ac=
cess to Ukraine=E2=80=99s=E2=80=AFminerals=E2=80=AFand other critical natur=
al resources in exchange for long-term defense support against Russia. Read=
about [the money the US has provided Ukraine]([link removed]
s/how-much-money-has-the-us-given-ukraine-since-russias-invasion/) since Ru=
ssia=E2=80=99s invasion. =C2=A0
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You know what time it is: [weekly fact quiz]([link removed]
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One last fact

[Where does national park visitor spending support the most jobs?]([link removed]
usafacts.org/articles/how-do-national-parks-affect-the-economy/)

Do you have plans to visit a national park this summer? Your visit offers m=
ore than scenic views: it boosts [local economies]([link removed]
icles/how-do-national-parks-affect-the-economy/) by supporting jobs and gen=
erating wages. =C2=A0
=C2=A0
In 2023, 325 million national park visitors spent an estimated $26.4 billio=
n=E2=80=94the most in a decade. That spending supported 415,400 local jobs =
and generated $19.4 billion in wages and salaries.=C2=A0

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