State & Local Government Finances by State
Want to know how much your state spent on education versus infrastructure, or how your state's debt compares to others? This data shows revenue, spending, and debt for every state and its local governments, combined. You can see what money came in (taxes, fees, federal grants), where it went (schools, roads, police), and how much was borrowed. Covers recent years 2018 through 2022.
- Source rows:
- 3,264
- Coverage:
- 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z – 2024-12-31T00:00:00Z
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Long-format state and local government finance data with one row per state, fiscal year, and line item. All amounts in thousands of dollars.
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Questions this data answers
- How much did state and local governments in my state spend in 2022 compared to 2018?
- Which state had the highest total debt outstanding in the most recent year?
- How does tax revenue compare across states for the latest fiscal year?
- What percentage of state and local spending went to functional categories like education or transportation?
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