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South Dakota vs Vermont Budget FY2025

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” South Dakota vs Vermont

Total Expenditure

South Dakota

$6.9 billion

Vermont

$9.0 billion

South Dakota is 23.3% lower
General Fund

South Dakota

$2.4 billion

Vermont

$2.4 billion

South Dakota is 1.1% lower
Total Revenue

South Dakota

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Vermont

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Not comparable
General Fund Revenue

South Dakota

$2.6 billion

Vermont

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Not comparable
Rainy Day Fund

South Dakota

$323 million

Vermont

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Not comparable
State GDP

South Dakota

$80.7 billion

Vermont

$48.4 billion

South Dakota is 66.8% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsSouth DakotaVermontDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$6.9 billion$9.0 billion-23.3%
General Fund Expenditure$2.4 billion$2.4 billion-1.1%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$2.6 billionโ€”โ€”
Rainy Day Fund$323 millionโ€”โ€”
State GDP$80.7 billion$48.4 billion+66.8%

South Dakota per resident

$7,349

Vermont per resident

$13,900

South Dakota โ€” Spending Composition

Vermont โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” South Dakota vs Vermont

CategorySouth DakotaVermontDifference
1. K-12 Education
$1.0 billion
$2.8 billion
-64.0%
2. Medicaid
$1.9 billion
$2.0 billion
-2.5%
3. All Other
$1.7 billion
$0 million
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4. Higher Education
$926 million
$1.6 billion
-42.1%
5. Transportation
$1.1 billion
$783 million
+46.9%
6. Corrections
$159 million
$249 million
-36.1%

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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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