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Colorado vs Alabama Budget FY2021

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Colorado vs Alabama

Total Expenditure

Colorado

$31.6 billion

Alabama

$31.9 billion

Colorado is 1.0% lower
General Fund

Colorado

$13.3 billion

Alabama

$10.0 billion

Colorado is 33.0% higher
Total Revenue

Colorado

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Alabama

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General Fund Revenue

Colorado

$14.3 billion

Alabama

$11.2 billion

Colorado is 27.7% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Colorado

$3.2 billion

Alabama

$1.2 billion

Colorado is 168.4% higher
State GDP

Colorado

$584.3 billion

Alabama

$321.2 billion

Colorado is 81.9% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsColoradoAlabamaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$31.6 billion$31.9 billion-1.0%
General Fund Expenditure$13.3 billion$10.0 billion+33.0%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$14.3 billion$11.2 billion+27.7%
Rainy Day Fund$3.2 billion$1.2 billion+168.4%
State GDP$584.3 billion$321.2 billion+81.9%

Colorado per resident

$5,254

Alabama per resident

$6,145

Colorado โ€” Spending Composition

Alabama โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Colorado vs Alabama

CategoryColoradoAlabamaDifference
1. Medicaid
$10.6 billion
$7.7 billion
+38.0%
2. All Other
$8.4 billion
$9.0 billion
-6.2%
3. K-12 Education
$5.9 billion
$6.3 billion
-7.4%
4. Higher Education
$3.6 billion
$6.3 billion
-43.3%
5. Transportation
$2.0 billion
$1.8 billion
+11.6%
6. Corrections
$904 million
$814 million
+11.1%
7. Public Assistance
$262 million
$27 million
+870.4%

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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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