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New Jersey vs Tennessee Budget FY2027

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” New Jersey vs Tennessee

Total Expenditure

New Jersey

$60.7 billion

Tennessee

$58.3 billion

New Jersey is 4.1% higher
General Fund

New Jersey

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Tennessee

$29.6 billion

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Total Revenue

New Jersey

$59.2 billion

Tennessee

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General Fund Revenue

New Jersey

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Tennessee

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Rainy Day Fund

New Jersey

$6.1 billion

Tennessee

$2.2 billion

New Jersey is 176.4% higher
State GDP

New Jersey

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Tennessee

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Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsNew JerseyTennesseeDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$60.7 billion$58.3 billion+4.1%
General Fund Expenditureโ€”$29.6 billionโ€”
Total Revenue$59.2 billionโ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
Rainy Day Fund$6.1 billion$2.2 billion+176.4%
State GDPโ€”โ€”โ€”

New Jersey per resident

$6,357

Tennessee per resident

$7,970

New Jersey โ€” Spending Composition

Data not available

Tennessee โ€” Spending Composition

Data not available

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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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