$2.3 trillion: Amount the U.S. government spent in 2005, up 6 percent from 2004

$1.1 trillion: Amount spent on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, up 8 percent

$374 billion: Defense Department spending, up 8 percent

5: Number of states (California, New York, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania) that received one-third of all federal funds

Source: U.S. Census