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The tables below summarize total state expenditures by fiscal year. The National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) compiles this information and publishes it in the group’s annual "State Expenditures Report."[1]
HIGHLIGHTS
Between fiscal years 2014 and 2015, total state spending (including both state and federal funds and excluding bonds) was estimated to have increased by about 7.65 percent, from $1.7 trillion in fiscal year 2014 to an estimated $1.83 trillion in fiscal year 2015.[2]
The state that spent the most in total funds was California, while South Dakota spent the least.
The state that spent the most per capita, however, was Alabama; the state with the lowest per capita spending was Florida.
During that same period, federal funding to states budgets increased from roughly $522 billion in 2014 to an estimated $585.7 billion in 2015. This represented a 7.64 percent increase.[2]
Fiscal year 2015
Note: Figures for fiscal year 2015 are estimated by NASBO because the actual figures had not yet been reported as of April 2016. Those figures will be updated here when available.

In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated. Click on the arrows to sort the data.

[hide]Total estimated state spending, FY 2015 ($ in millions)
State State funds Federal funds Total spending Population Per capita spending
Alabama $14,990 $9,556 $24,546 4,858,979 $5,052
Alaska $10,633 $3,134 $13,767 738,432 $18,644
Arizona $18,030 $13,152 $31,182 6,828,065 $4,567
Arkansas $16,502 $7,131 $23,633 2,978,204 $7,935
California $158,996 $93,554 $252,550 39,144,818 $6,452
Colorado $24,285 $8,716 $33,001 5,456,574 $6,048
Connecticut $21,741 $5,980 $27,721 3,590,886 $7,720
Delaware $7,355 $2,063 $9,418 945,934 $9,956
Florida $50,003 $25,492 $75,495 20,271,272 $3,724
Georgia $30,593 $12,901 $43,494 10,214,860 $4,258
Hawaii $9,850 $2,250 $12,100 1,431,603 $8,452
Idaho $4,776 $2,837 $7,613 1,654,930 $4,600
Illinois $51,506 $17,904 $69,410 12,859,995 $5,397
Indiana $19,037 $10,305 $29,342 6,619,680 $4,433
Iowa $15,429 $6,335 $21,764 3,123,899 $6,967
Kansas $11,161 $3,882 $15,043 2,911,641 $5,167
Kentucky $19,512 $11,830 $31,342 4,425,092 $7,083
Louisiana $19,580 $10,149 $29,729 4,670,724 $6,365
Maine $5,189 $2,422 $7,611 1,329,328 $5,725
Maryland $28,283 $12,053 $40,336 6,006,401 $6,716
Massachusetts $45,535 $9,435 $54,970 6,794,422 $8,090
Michigan $31,232 $22,633 $53,865 9,922,576 $5,429
Minnesota $24,613 $10,601 $35,214 5,489,594 $6,415
Mississippi $11,481 $8,953 $20,434 2,992,333 $6,829
Missouri $16,626 $7,495 $24,121 6,083,672 $3,965
Montana $4,194 $2,189 $6,383 1,032,949 $6,179
Nebraska $8,074 $2,908 $10,982 1,896,190 $5,792
Nevada $6,929 $3,897 $10,826 2,890,845 $3,745
New Hampshire $3,444 $1,944 $5,388 1,330,608 $4,049
New Jersey $39,460 $15,142 $54,602 8,958,013 $6,095
New Mexico $10,510 $6,581 $17,091 2,085,109 $8,197
New York $94,624 $45,743 $140,367 19,795,791 $7,091
North Carolina $30,426 $13,930 $44,356 10,042,802 $4,417
North Dakota $6,074 $1,674 $7,748 756,927 $10,236
Ohio $48,593 $13,994 $62,587 11,613,423 $5,389
Oklahoma $14,782 $7,268 $22,050 3,911,338 $5,637
Oregon $22,091 $11,302 $33,393 4,028,977 $8,288
Pennsylvania $46,900 $25,921 $72,821 12,802,503 $5,688
Rhode Island $5,997 $2,820 $8,817 1,056,298 $8,347
South Carolina $14,926 $7,631 $22,557 4,896,146 $4,607
South Dakota $2,542 $1,347 $3,889 858,469 $4,530
Tennessee $18,806 $13,156 $31,962 6,600,299 $4,843
Texas $69,152 $43,430 $112,582 27,469,114 $4,098
Utah $9,310 $3,642 $12,952 2,995,919 $4,323
Vermont $3,412 $1,919 $5,331 626,042 $8,515
Virginia $36,257 $9,706 $45,963 8,382,993 $5,483
Washington $26,670 $10,975 $37,645 7,170,351 $5,250
West Virginia $19,044 $4,372 $23,416 1,844,128 $12,698
Wisconsin $34,275 $11,122 $45,397 5,771,337 $7,866
Wyoming $6,539 $2,298 $8,837 586,107 $15,077
United States $1,249,969 $585,674 $1,835,643 321,418,820 $5,711
Sources: National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
United States Census Bureau, "State and County QuickFacts," accessed March 21, 2016
Fiscal year 2014
In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated.

[hide]Total state spending, FY 2014 ($ in millions)
State State funds Federal funds Total spending Population Per capita spending
Alabama $15,217 $9,360 $24,577 4,846,411 $5,071
Alaska $8,692 $2,705 $11,397 737,046 $15,463
Arizona $16,068 $12,837 $28,905 6,728,783 $4,296
Arkansas $16,105 $6,504 $22,609 2,966,835 $7,621
California $138,316 $72,583 $210,899 38,792,291 $5,437
Colorado $23,487 $7,859 $31,346 5,355,588 $5,853
Connecticut $20,884 $5,409 $26,293 3,594,762 $7,314
Delaware $7,253 $1,903 $9,156 935,968 $9,782
Florida $42,116 $24,354 $66,470 19,905,569 $3,339
Georgia $29,410 $13,184 $42,594 10,097,132 $4,218
Hawaii $9,612 $2,166 $11,778 1,420,257 $8,293
Idaho $4,223 $2,614 $6,837 1,634,806 $4,182
Illinois $45,079 $13,562 $58,641 12,882,189 $4,552
Indiana $17,282 $9,978 $27,260 6,597,880 $4,132
Iowa $14,311 $5,928 $20,239 3,109,481 $6,509
Kansas $10,457 $3,900 $14,357 2,902,507 $4,946
Kentucky $19,344 $9,597 $28,941 4,412,617 $6,559
Louisiana $17,785 $8,993 $26,778 4,648,990 $5,760
Maine $5,329 $2,696 $8,025 1,330,256 $6,033
Maryland $26,376 $10,514 $36,890 5,975,346 $6,174
Massachusetts $45,034 $8,681 $53,715 6,755,124 $7,952
Michigan $31,174 $18,152 $49,326 9,916,306 $4,974
Minnesota $22,994 $8,900 $31,894 5,457,125 $5,844
Mississippi $10,746 $7,562 $18,308 2,993,443 $6,116
Missouri $15,971 $7,201 $23,172 6,063,827 $3,821
Montana $4,039 $2,149 $6,188 1,023,252 $6,047
Nebraska $7,631 $2,911 $10,542 1,882,980 $5,599
Nevada $6,530 $2,859 $9,389 2,838,281 $3,308
New Hampshire $3,380 $1,701 $5,081 1,327,996 $3,826
New Jersey $38,358 $13,372 $51,730 8,938,844 $5,787
New Mexico $10,090 $6,108 $16,198 2,085,567 $7,767
New York $92,915 $41,171 $134,086 19,748,858 $6,790
North Carolina $30,094 $13,512 $43,606 9,940,387 $4,387
North Dakota $5,053 $1,523 $6,576 740,040 $8,886
Ohio $46,043 $13,046 $59,089 11,596,998 $5,095
Oklahoma $14,710 $7,404 $22,114 3,879,610 $5,700
Oregon $24,121 $8,102 $32,223 3,971,202 $8,114
Pennsylvania $44,120 $23,894 $68,014 12,793,767 $5,316
Rhode Island $6,126 $2,676 $8,802 1,054,907 $8,344
South Carolina $14,445 $7,542 $21,987 4,829,160 $4,553
South Dakota $2,675 $1,403 $4,078 853,304 $4,779
Tennessee $18,317 $12,200 $30,517 6,547,779 $4,661
Texas $67,176 $41,348 $108,524 26,979,078 $4,023
Utah $8,687 $3,497 $12,184 2,944,498 $4,138
Vermont $3,395 $1,760 $5,155 626,767 $8,225
Virginia $35,123 $9,568 $44,691 8,328,098 $5,366
Washington $25,557 $9,631 $35,188 7,063,166 $4,982
West Virginia $19,398 $4,412 $23,810 1,848,751 $12,879
Wisconsin $33,887 $11,006 $44,893 5,759,432 $7,795
Wyoming $5,543 $2,082 $7,625 584,304 $13,050
United States $1,180,678 $522,019 $1,702,697 318,907,401 $5,339
Sources: National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
United States Census Bureau, "State and County QuickFacts," accessed March 21, 2016
Fiscal year 2013
[show]Total state spending, FY 2013 ($ in millions)
Fiscal year 2012
[show]Total state spending, FY 2012 ($ in millions)
See also
State budget and finance pages
Glossary of state budget terms
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
State spending by function as a percent of total expenditures
External links
National Association of State Budget Officers
Footnotes
↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2011-2013," accessed September 12, 2014
↑ 2.0 2.1 National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016










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