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Illinois vs Pennsylvania Budget FY2025

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Illinois vs Pennsylvania

Total Expenditure

Illinois

$152.1 billion

Pennsylvania

$128.6 billion

Illinois is 18.3% higher
General Fund

Illinois

$55.3 billion

Pennsylvania

$47.8 billion

Illinois is 15.7% higher
Total Revenue

Illinois

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Pennsylvania

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General Fund Revenue

Illinois

$54.0 billion

Pennsylvania

$46.4 billion

Illinois is 16.4% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Illinois

$2.4 billion

Pennsylvania

$7.5 billion

Illinois is 68.5% lower
State GDP

Illinois

$1.20 trillion

Pennsylvania

$1.06 trillion

Illinois is 13.8% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsIllinoisPennsylvaniaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$152.1 billion$128.6 billion+18.3%
General Fund Expenditure$55.3 billion$47.8 billion+15.7%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$54.0 billion$46.4 billion+16.4%
Rainy Day Fund$2.4 billion$7.5 billion-68.5%
State GDP$1.20 trillion$1.06 trillion+13.8%

Illinois per resident

$11,956

Pennsylvania per resident

$9,845

Illinois โ€” Spending Composition

Pennsylvania โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Illinois vs Pennsylvania

CategoryIllinoisPennsylvaniaDifference
1. All Other
$97.6 billion
$38.3 billion
+154.7%
2. Medicaid
$26.5 billion
$49.5 billion
-46.4%
3. K-12 Education
$14.6 billion
$22.8 billion
-35.8%
4. Transportation
$8.4 billion
$11.6 billion
-27.9%
5. Corrections
$1.9 billion
$3.7 billion
-48.1%
6. Higher Education
$3.0 billion
$2.6 billion
+12.2%

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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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