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Kansas vs Iowa Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Kansas vs Iowa

Total Expenditure

Kansas

$24.3 billion

Iowa

$31.6 billion

Kansas is 23.2% lower
General Fund

Kansas

$9.4 billion

Iowa

$8.6 billion

Kansas is 9.4% higher
Total Revenue

Kansas

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Iowa

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General Fund Revenue

Kansas

$10.1 billion

Iowa

$9.8 billion

Kansas is 3.9% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Kansas

$1.7 billion

Iowa

$961 million

Kansas is 75.5% higher
State GDP

Kansas

$241.4 billion

Iowa

$277.1 billion

Kansas is 12.9% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsKansasIowaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$24.3 billion$31.6 billion-23.2%
General Fund Expenditure$9.4 billion$8.6 billion+9.4%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$10.1 billion$9.8 billion+3.9%
Rainy Day Fund$1.7 billion$961 million+75.5%
State GDP$241.4 billion$277.1 billion-12.9%

Kansas per resident

$8,158

Iowa per resident

$9,762

Kansas โ€” Spending Composition

Iowa โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Kansas vs Iowa

CategoryKansasIowaDifference
1. Medicaid
$5.5 billion
$9.2 billion
-40.4%
2. Higher Education
$4.1 billion
$8.0 billion
-48.0%
3. K-12 Education
$6.7 billion
$5.0 billion
+35.1%
4. All Other
$5.1 billion
$6.5 billion
-21.5%
5. Transportation
$2.3 billion
$2.5 billion
-7.0%
6. Corrections
$554 million
$532 million
+4.1%

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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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