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California vs Illinois Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” California vs Illinois

Total Expenditure

California

$452.7 billion

Illinois

$139.8 billion

California is 223.9% higher
General Fund

California

$205.7 billion

Illinois

$53.2 billion

California is 286.7% higher
Total Revenue

California

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Illinois

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General Fund Revenue

California

$190.3 billion

Illinois

$52.6 billion

California is 261.8% higher
Rainy Day Fund

California

$41.7 billion

Illinois

$1.9 billion

California is 2048.4% higher
State GDP

California

$4.25 trillion

Illinois

$1.20 trillion

California is 253.6% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsCaliforniaIllinoisDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$452.7 billion$139.8 billion+223.9%
General Fund Expenditure$205.7 billion$53.2 billion+286.7%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$190.3 billion$52.6 billion+261.8%
Rainy Day Fund$41.7 billion$1.9 billion+2048.4%
State GDP$4.25 trillion$1.20 trillion+253.6%

California per resident

$11,502

Illinois per resident

$10,989

California โ€” Spending Composition

Illinois โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” California vs Illinois

CategoryCaliforniaIllinoisDifference
1. Medicaid
$156.1 billion
$24.5 billion
+537.5%
2. All Other
$140.9 billion
$87.8 billion
+60.5%
3. K-12 Education
$81.9 billion
$15.1 billion
+440.9%
4. Higher Education
$29.2 billion
$3.0 billion
+878.9%
5. Transportation
$26.2 billion
$7.5 billion
+246.5%
6. Corrections
$18.5 billion
$1.8 billion
+901.6%

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Understanding This Comparison

State budgets are compared on an all-funds basis โ€” the total across the general fund, federal grants, and dedicated state funds. This is the fairer measure, because states differ widely in how much they route outside the general fund. The general fund row shows the discretionary portion that state legislatures actually debate.

Fiscal years differ between states: most run July to June, Alabama and Michigan run October to September, and New York runs April to March. Figures labelled with the same fiscal year therefore cover slightly different periods.

Definitions for every term used here are in the US budget glossary. To compare across countries, see India budget comparisons.

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