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The tables below detail state spending by function as a percentage of total expenditures in fiscal year 2014. This information was compiled by the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO).[1][2][3][4]
2015
| State spending by function as a percent of total expenditures, FY 2015
|
| State
|
K-12 education
|
Higher ed.
|
Public assist.
|
Medicaid
|
Corrections
|
Transp.
|
Other
|
| Alabama |
20.8% |
20.8% |
0.1% |
24.1% |
2.4% |
6.8% |
25.1%
|
| Alaska |
12.3% |
8.1% |
0.9% |
11.6% |
2.8% |
12.8% |
51.5%
|
| Arizona |
14.3% |
12.7% |
0.6% |
30.3% |
2.9% |
4.2% |
35.1%
|
| Arkansas |
14.6% |
15.0% |
2.3% |
25.5% |
2.1% |
5.9% |
34.6%
|
| California |
21.1% |
7.2% |
4.0% |
33.5% |
4.9% |
5.4% |
23.9%
|
| Colorado |
25.0% |
14.5% |
0.0% |
22.5% |
2.4% |
5.6% |
29.9%
|
| Connecticut |
14.5% |
10.0% |
1.3% |
23.6% |
2.5% |
9.5% |
38.5%
|
| Delaware |
23.9% |
4.3% |
0.3% |
19.2% |
3.0% |
7.7% |
41.7%
|
| Florida |
18.8% |
7.2% |
0.3% |
31.7% |
3.8% |
11.9% |
26.3%
|
| Georgia |
24.6% |
18.7% |
0.1% |
21.9% |
3.7% |
5.5% |
25.5%
|
| Hawaii |
14.7% |
8.7% |
0.6% |
15.1% |
1.9% |
10.6% |
48.3%
|
| Idaho |
24.7% |
8.3% |
0.2% |
27.8% |
3.9% |
9.1% |
26.0%
|
| Illinois |
14.0% |
3.4% |
0.3% |
27.1% |
2.4% |
9.0% |
43.7%
|
| Indiana |
30.0% |
6.6% |
1.4% |
31.2% |
2.6% |
5.3% |
22.7%
|
| Iowa |
16.1% |
25.5% |
0.5% |
22.7% |
2.1% |
8.6% |
24.7%
|
| Kansas |
30.2% |
17.7% |
0.1% |
21.7% |
2.4% |
7.7% |
20.1%
|
| Kentucky |
17.0% |
20.5% |
0.6% |
30.9% |
2.0% |
9.6% |
19.4%
|
| Louisiana |
18.8% |
9.9% |
0.5% |
27.6% |
3.0% |
5.6% |
34.7%
|
| Maine |
17.6% |
3.8% |
2.1% |
32.8% |
2.2% |
8.5% |
33.0%
|
| Maryland |
18.3% |
14.2% |
3.4% |
24.2% |
3.9% |
10.8% |
25.2%
|
| Massachusetts |
11.6% |
10.1% |
2.1% |
23.8% |
2.4% |
9.1% |
41.0%
|
| Michigan |
25.2% |
4.3% |
0.4% |
30.2% |
4.2% |
6.9% |
28.8%
|
| Minnesota |
25.1% |
4.9% |
1.4% |
29.9% |
1.5% |
10.8% |
26.4%
|
| Mississippi |
16.2% |
18.4% |
5.1% |
24.8% |
1.8% |
6.2% |
27.4%
|
| Missouri |
22.9% |
4.8% |
0.6% |
36.1% |
2.8% |
8.2% |
24.5%
|
| Montana |
15.8% |
10.4% |
0.5% |
17.4% |
3.3% |
11.7% |
41.0%
|
| Nebraska |
14.5% |
23.6% |
0.4% |
16.9% |
3.0% |
7.7% |
34.0%
|
| Nevada |
16.1% |
6.8% |
0.4% |
25.6% |
2.5% |
5.4% |
43.2%
|
| New Hampshire |
20.7% |
2.4% |
1.3% |
29.7% |
2.1% |
9.4% |
34.4%
|
| New Jersey |
22.9% |
8.0% |
0.7% |
24.2% |
2.8% |
8.9% |
32.5%
|
| New Mexico |
18.2% |
17.5% |
0.6% |
30.3% |
1.8% |
5.0% |
26.5%
|
| New York |
19.0% |
7.4% |
2.6% |
31.7% |
2.2% |
6.6% |
30.5%
|
| North Carolina |
23.4% |
13.3% |
0.4% |
31.5% |
4.8% |
10.4% |
16.3%
|
| North Dakota |
13.8% |
16.5% |
0.1% |
14.0% |
1.4% |
21.1% |
33.2%
|
| Ohio |
16.8% |
4.1% |
1.3% |
37.4% |
2.9% |
5.1% |
32.4%
|
| Oklahoma |
16.1% |
23.8% |
1.0% |
24.0% |
2.2% |
6.8% |
26.2%
|
| Oregon |
12.0% |
1.1% |
0.4% |
23.4% |
2.5% |
7.5% |
53.1%
|
| Pennsylvania |
18.5% |
2.4% |
1.6% |
37.0% |
3.4% |
10.4% |
26.6%
|
| Rhode Island |
12.6% |
11.0% |
1.1% |
25.1% |
2.2% |
5.9% |
42.1%
|
| South Carolina |
18.7% |
19.0% |
0.5% |
27.5% |
2.7% |
6.1% |
25.5%
|
| South Dakota |
14.8% |
17.8% |
0.5% |
21.4% |
2.7% |
14.2% |
28.6%
|
| Tennessee |
18.1% |
13.8% |
0.3% |
32.6% |
2.9% |
5.5% |
26.8%
|
| Texas |
24.2% |
13.3% |
0.1% |
30.6% |
2.9% |
8.7% |
20.3%
|
| Utah |
25.3% |
12.7% |
0.6% |
19.0% |
2.8% |
8.9% |
30.7%
|
| Vermont |
31.8% |
1.7% |
2.0% |
28.5% |
2.9% |
10.9% |
22.2%
|
| Virginia |
15.5% |
15.4% |
0.3% |
17.5% |
2.8% |
12.3% |
36.2%
|
| Washington |
22.7% |
13.7% |
0.5% |
19.4% |
2.4% |
7.7% |
33.6%
|
| West Virginia |
15.8% |
13.3% |
0.7% |
22.1% |
1.4% |
6.4% |
40.2%
|
| Wisconsin |
16.0% |
14.5% |
0.3% |
19.3% |
2.7% |
6.3% |
40.8%
|
| Wyoming |
9.4% |
3.8% |
0.0% |
7.1% |
1.5% |
6.4% |
71.7%
|
| United States |
19.5% |
10.1% |
1.4% |
28.2% |
3.1% |
7.7% |
30.0%
|
| Source: National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2014-2016)," accessed June 26, 2017
|
2014
| State spending by function as a percent of total expenditures, FY 2014
|
| State
|
K-12 education
|
Higher ed.
|
Public assist.
|
Medicaid
|
Corrections
|
Transp.
|
Other
|
| Alabama |
20.5% |
20.6% |
0.2% |
23.3% |
2.4% |
6.4% |
26.6%
|
| Alaska |
14.1% |
8.0% |
1.1% |
11.1% |
3.3% |
13.1% |
49.3%
|
| Arizona |
18.3% |
16.9% |
0.1% |
31.0% |
3.8% |
5.5% |
24.4%
|
| Arkansas |
15.1% |
15.6% |
2.3% |
22.1% |
2.1% |
6.1% |
36.8%
|
| California |
21.3% |
7.5% |
3.6% |
24.3% |
5.3% |
6.1% |
31.9%
|
| Colorado |
25.4% |
8.0% |
0.0% |
23.0% |
2.9% |
5.5% |
35.2%
|
| Connecticut |
14.2% |
10.6% |
1.3% |
23.2% |
2.6% |
9.5% |
38.6%
|
| Delaware |
24.1% |
4.5% |
0.2% |
17.3% |
2.9% |
7.7% |
43.1%
|
| Florida |
19.2% |
7.0% |
0.3% |
32.0% |
3.8% |
12.1% |
25.6%
|
| Georgia |
24.3% |
18.8% |
0.1% |
21.6% |
3.6% |
5.9% |
25.7%
|
| Hawaii |
15.0% |
9.8% |
0.7% |
15.5% |
1.8% |
9.5% |
47.8%
|
| Idaho |
24.0% |
8.1% |
0.2% |
28.0% |
3.8% |
9.4% |
26.6%
|
| Illinois |
14.6% |
4.1% |
0.3% |
26.1% |
2.4% |
9.3% |
43.1%
|
| Indiana |
32.0% |
6.6% |
1.5% |
32.0% |
2.8% |
5.9% |
19.2%
|
| Iowa |
16.6% |
26.7% |
0.5% |
20.9% |
2.3% |
7.2% |
25.8%
|
| Kansas |
25.9% |
17.6% |
0.2% |
22.4% |
2.6% |
11.4% |
19.9%
|
| Kentucky |
17.4% |
23.9% |
0.7% |
24.0% |
2.1% |
9.5% |
22.4%
|
| Louisiana |
18.9% |
10.4% |
0.5% |
26.8% |
3.0% |
5.5% |
34.9%
|
| Maine |
17.0% |
3.5% |
2.1% |
34.4% |
2.0% |
7.8% |
33.2%
|
| Maryland |
18.8% |
14.4% |
3.6% |
22.5% |
3.9% |
10.5% |
26.3%
|
| Massachusetts |
12.0% |
10.4% |
2.2% |
21.4% |
2.4% |
7.7% |
44.0%
|
| Michigan |
26.9% |
4.3% |
0.5% |
27.6% |
4.4% |
7.5% |
28.7%
|
| Minnesota |
28.2% |
4.4% |
1.5% |
29.8% |
1.5% |
9.5% |
25.1%
|
| Mississippi |
16.3% |
18.9% |
5.5% |
24.6% |
2.0% |
7.1% |
25.5%
|
| Missouri |
22.8% |
4.8% |
0.8% |
35.8% |
2.8% |
8.5% |
24.5%
|
| Montana |
15.7% |
10.4% |
0.5% |
17.0% |
3.2% |
11.4% |
41.9%
|
| Nebraska |
14.4% |
23.5% |
0.5% |
17.6% |
2.5% |
7.6% |
33.9%
|
| Nevada |
19.6% |
8.1% |
0.5% |
21.5% |
3.0% |
5.6% |
41.5%
|
| New Hampshire |
22.2% |
2.5% |
1.5% |
26.8% |
2.0% |
9.8% |
35.2%
|
| New Jersey |
23.6% |
7.7% |
0.8% |
22.5% |
3.1% |
9.9% |
32.5%
|
| New Mexico |
18.3% |
18.0% |
0.6% |
25.8% |
1.8% |
5.3% |
30.1%
|
| New York |
19.3% |
7.6% |
3.2% |
29.1% |
2.3% |
6.5% |
32.0%
|
| North Carolina |
22.4% |
14.6% |
0.5% |
30.4% |
4.5% |
10.7% |
16.8%
|
| North Dakota |
15.8% |
17.3% |
0.1% |
12.9% |
1.6% |
19.0% |
33.4%
|
| Ohio |
16.8% |
4.2% |
1.3% |
35.8% |
3.0% |
6.3% |
32.5%
|
| Oklahoma |
15.6% |
23.3% |
0.9% |
23.2% |
2.6% |
6.0% |
28.4%
|
| Oregon |
17.9% |
1.3% |
0.5% |
20.9% |
2.9% |
5.8% |
50.7%
|
| Pennsylvania |
18.7% |
2.6% |
5.5% |
33.3% |
3.4% |
9.6% |
26.8%
|
| Rhode Island |
13.4% |
12.0% |
1.2% |
24.8% |
2.3% |
6.3% |
39.9%
|
| South Carolina |
18.4% |
23.6% |
0.4% |
24.6% |
2.8% |
6.5% |
23.7%
|
| South Dakota |
14.0% |
21.6% |
0.7% |
20.3% |
2.7% |
14.5% |
26.3%
|
| Tennessee |
18.3% |
14.2% |
0.3% |
30.6% |
3.1% |
5.7% |
27.8%
|
| Texas |
25.0% |
14.0% |
0.1% |
30.1% |
3.1% |
9.0% |
18.7%
|
| Utah |
25.7% |
12.7% |
0.5% |
19.5% |
2.1% |
7.7% |
31.7%
|
| Vermont |
31.7% |
1.8% |
2.2% |
26.8% |
2.8% |
10.4% |
24.4%
|
| Virginia |
15.1% |
15.2% |
0.3% |
17.2% |
2.7% |
12.0% |
37.4%
|
| Washington |
23.4% |
13.7% |
0.6% |
16.5% |
2.6% |
7.9% |
35.3%
|
| West Virginia |
9.8% |
12.1% |
0.5% |
14.8% |
1.0% |
5.4% |
56.4%
|
| Wisconsin |
16.1% |
14.2% |
0.4% |
18.4% |
2.8% |
6.6% |
41.5%
|
| Wyoming |
10.0% |
3.9% |
0.0% |
8.0% |
1.8% |
10.5% |
65.8%
|
| United States |
19.8% |
10.5% |
1.5% |
25.6% |
3.2% |
7.9% |
31.4%
|
| Source: National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
|
2013
2012
| State spending by function as a percent of total expenditures, FY 2012
|
| State
|
K-12 education
|
Higher ed.
|
Public assist.
|
Medicaid
|
Corrections
|
Transp.
|
Other
|
| Alabama |
20.9% |
20.1% |
0.2% |
23.3% |
2.5% |
6.1% |
27%
|
| Alaska |
13.4% |
9.3% |
1.1% |
11.6% |
3% |
16.8% |
44.8%
|
| Arizona |
20% |
10.5% |
1.5% |
23.7% |
3.2% |
7.8% |
33.3%
|
| Arkansas |
19% |
13.5% |
1% |
32% |
3.6% |
6.4% |
24.6%
|
| California |
16.3% |
16.2% |
2.1% |
21.4% |
2.2% |
5.8% |
36%
|
| Colorado |
19.9% |
7% |
3.8% |
21.6% |
5.4% |
6.3% |
36%
|
| Connecticut |
25.3% |
9% |
0% |
20.7% |
2.7% |
5.4% |
36.9%
|
| Delaware |
13.9% |
10.3% |
1.4% |
21.4% |
2.5% |
10% |
40.6%
|
| District of Columbia |
24.6% |
4.5% |
0.3% |
15.9% |
3% |
8.9% |
42.9%
|
| Florida |
18.8% |
7.1% |
0.3% |
30.6% |
4.2% |
11% |
28.1%
|
| Georgia |
24% |
18.7% |
0.1% |
21.5% |
3.7% |
5.2% |
26.8%
|
| Hawaii |
15.6% |
11.3% |
0.9% |
12.3% |
2% |
10% |
48%
|
| Idaho |
25.7% |
8.1% |
0.3% |
27.2% |
3.7% |
10.9% |
24.2%
|
| Illinois |
15.8% |
5.5% |
0.1% |
19.7% |
2.2% |
8.5% |
48.1%
|
| Indiana |
32.9% |
6.5% |
1.5% |
27.3% |
2.9% |
9.3% |
19.7%
|
| Iowa |
16.8% |
25% |
0.6% |
19.6% |
2.7% |
7.5% |
27.8%
|
| Kansas |
25.8% |
16.9% |
0.3% |
18.6% |
2.5% |
8.8% |
27.1%
|
| Kentucky |
19.8% |
25.7% |
0.9% |
22.5% |
2.4% |
8.9% |
19.8%
|
| Louisiana |
18.4% |
9.9% |
0.6% |
26.7% |
2.9% |
7.1% |
34.4%
|
| Maine |
13.1% |
3.4% |
2.6% |
28.8% |
1.7% |
8.6% |
41.8%
|
| Maryland |
19.5% |
14.5% |
3.7% |
21.5% |
4.3% |
9.9% |
26.5%
|
| Massachusetts |
10.7% |
9.3% |
2.5% |
20.7% |
2.1% |
6.2% |
48.6%
|
| Michigan |
27.2% |
4.1% |
0.9% |
26.1% |
4.7% |
6.9% |
30.2%
|
| Minnesota |
23.8% |
9.7% |
1.4% |
27.6% |
1.5% |
8.3% |
27.7%
|
| Mississippi |
16.9% |
16.8% |
5.8% |
23.4% |
1.8% |
7.5% |
27.7%
|
| Missouri |
22.6% |
4.7% |
0.7% |
35% |
2.6% |
10.4% |
23.9%
|
| Montana |
15.5% |
9.8% |
0.5% |
16.8% |
3.1% |
12.7% |
41.5%
|
| Nebraska |
15.3% |
23.5% |
0.5% |
16.7% |
2.3% |
7.5% |
34.3%
|
| Nevada |
23.6% |
9.7% |
3.2% |
25.4% |
3.8% |
9.5% |
24.9%
|
| New Hampshire |
23.5% |
2.7% |
1.9% |
23.9% |
2.1% |
10.1% |
35.9%
|
| New Jersey |
24.7% |
7.8% |
0.9% |
21.6% |
3.2% |
9.3% |
32.4%
|
| New Mexico |
19.7% |
19.3% |
0.5% |
24.7% |
2% |
5.9% |
27.9%
|
| New York |
19.8% |
7.6% |
2.8% |
29.4% |
2.3% |
6.2% |
31.8%
|
| North Carolina |
23.2% |
9% |
0.5% |
24.7% |
4.2% |
9.9% |
28.4%
|
| North Dakota |
13.8% |
17.7% |
0.1% |
12.1% |
1.9% |
16.4% |
38%
|
| Ohio |
20.6% |
4.2% |
1.5% |
24.4% |
3.1% |
5.1% |
41.2%
|
| Oklahoma |
16.5% |
23.1% |
1% |
23.9% |
2.5% |
7.2% |
25.8%
|
| Oregon |
14% |
2.5% |
0.7% |
18.2% |
3.9% |
6.7% |
54.1%
|
| Pennsylvania |
18.4% |
2.8% |
1.9% |
33.2% |
3.5% |
9.3% |
30.8%
|
| Rhode Island |
14.2% |
13.2% |
1.4% |
25% |
2.4% |
6.5% |
37.4%
|
| South Carolina |
15.9% |
21% |
0.4% |
21.7% |
2.7% |
6.6% |
31.7%
|
| South Dakota |
14.3% |
17.7% |
0.8% |
20.9% |
2.7% |
15.9% |
27.7%
|
| Tennessee |
17.7% |
12.8% |
0.4% |
30.7% |
2.7% |
6.4% |
29.3%
|
| Texas |
28.7% |
15.8% |
0.1% |
30.1% |
3.5% |
8.1% |
13.8%
|
| Utah |
24.7% |
11.9% |
0.9% |
17.5% |
2% |
9.2% |
33.9%
|
| Vermont |
31.1% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
25.3% |
2.8% |
12.8% |
24.2%
|
| Virginia |
16% |
13.1% |
0.4% |
16.2% |
2.9% |
11.3% |
40.1%
|
| Washington |
22.9% |
17.8% |
1% |
12.1% |
2.7% |
8.4% |
35.1%
|
| West Virginia |
10.8% |
14.1% |
0.7% |
12.7% |
1% |
5.8% |
54.9%
|
| Wisconsin |
16.7% |
14.1% |
0.4% |
16.5% |
2.9% |
6.9% |
42.5%
|
| Wyoming |
3.9% |
5.5% |
0% |
9.5% |
4.6% |
9.5% |
66.9%
|
| Source: National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2011-2013," accessed September 12, 2014
|
See also
External links
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2011-2013," accessed September 12, 2014
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2012-2014," accessed February 18, 2015
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2014-2016)," accessed June 26, 2017
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