A growing share of state and local spending is financed by federal grants: Federal grants as a share of state and local expenditures, 1979--2018
| Date | Federal share of S&L spending |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 20.8130% |
| 1980 | 20.3920% |
| 1981 | 18.3792% |
| 1982 | 16.1196% |
| 1983 | 15.3031% |
| 1984 | 15.1795% |
| 1985 | 14.6567% |
| 1986 | 14.6802% |
| 1987 | 13.0688% |
| 1988 | 13.3552% |
| 1989 | 13.1012% |
| 1990 | 13.6239% |
| 1991 | 14.7619% |
| 1992 | 15.6229% |
| 1993 | 16.3826% |
| 1994 | 16.6950% |
| 1995 | 16.5969% |
| 1996 | 16.6897% |
| 1997 | 16.6652% |
| 1998 | 17.0213% |
| 1999 | 17.3748% |
| 2000 | 17.3334% |
| 2001 | 17.7465% |
| 2002 | 18.3991% |
| 2003 | 19.4581% |
| 2004 | 19.2159% |
| 2005 | 18.8602% |
| 2006 | 17.9360% |
| 2007 | 17.6775% |
| 2008 | 17.3750% |
| 2009 | 20.3005% |
| 2010 | 21.9480% |
| 2011 | 20.4954% |
| 2012 | 18.9988% |
| 2013 | 18.6686% |
| 2014 | 19.8365% |
| 2015 | 20.5417% |
| 2016 | 20.7899% |
| 2017 | 20.2591% |
| 2018 | 20.3662% |
Source: National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA) from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table 3.3