[OC] U.S. Federal Surpluses and Deficits Since 1901

Source: Office of Management and Budget Historical Table 1.1 (FY2027 Budget) Visualization created in R using GGplot2. This chart shows annual U.S. federal budget surpluses and deficits from 1901–2025 using historical OMB budget data. One interesting pattern is how persistent deficits became after the 1970s, with only a brief surplus period during the late 1990s [...]