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Kansas vs Iowa Budget FY2022

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Kansas vs Iowa

Total Expenditure

Kansas

$22.5 billion

Iowa

$28.5 billion

Kansas is 21.0% lower
General Fund

Kansas

$8.8 billion

Iowa

$8.1 billion

Kansas is 8.1% higher
Total Revenue

Kansas

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Iowa

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General Fund Revenue

Kansas

$7.9 billion

Iowa

$9.8 billion

Kansas is 19.2% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Kansas

$969 million

Iowa

$830 million

Kansas is 16.7% higher
State GDP

Kansas

$241.4 billion

Iowa

$277.1 billion

Kansas is 12.9% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsKansasIowaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$22.5 billion$28.5 billion-21.0%
General Fund Expenditure$8.8 billion$8.1 billion+8.1%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$7.9 billion$9.8 billion-19.2%
Rainy Day Fund$969 million$830 million+16.7%
State GDP$241.4 billion$277.1 billion-12.9%

Kansas per resident

$7,564

Iowa per resident

$8,804

Kansas โ€” Spending Composition

Iowa โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Kansas vs Iowa

CategoryKansasIowaDifference
1. Medicaid
$4.8 billion
$7.2 billion
-33.6%
2. Higher Education
$3.3 billion
$7.0 billion
-52.3%
3. All Other
$5.6 billion
$6.8 billion
-17.7%
4. K-12 Education
$6.3 billion
$4.8 billion
+31.5%
5. Transportation
$2.0 billion
$2.2 billion
-6.4%
6. Corrections
$488 million
$485 million
+0.6%
7. Public Assistance
$17 million
$104 million
-83.7%

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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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