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Colorado vs Arizona Budget FY2022

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Colorado vs Arizona

Total Expenditure

Colorado

$35.3 billion

Arizona

$87.6 billion

Colorado is 59.7% lower
General Fund

Colorado

$17.8 billion

Arizona

$12.4 billion

Colorado is 43.5% higher
Total Revenue

Colorado

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Arizona

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General Fund Revenue

Colorado

$17.7 billion

Arizona

$16.7 billion

Colorado is 5.9% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Colorado

$1.6 billion

Arizona

$982 million

Colorado is 64.4% higher
State GDP

Colorado

$584.3 billion

Arizona

$598.2 billion

Colorado is 2.3% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsColoradoArizonaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$35.3 billion$87.6 billion-59.7%
General Fund Expenditure$17.8 billion$12.4 billion+43.5%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$17.7 billion$16.7 billion+5.9%
Rainy Day Fund$1.6 billion$982 million+64.4%
State GDP$584.3 billion$598.2 billion-2.3%

Colorado per resident

$5,869

Arizona per resident

$11,496

Colorado โ€” Spending Composition

Arizona โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Colorado vs Arizona

CategoryColoradoArizonaDifference
1. All Other
$9.1 billion
$42.3 billion
-78.6%
2. Medicaid
$12.5 billion
$23.2 billion
-46.3%
3. K-12 Education
$6.4 billion
$8.7 billion
-26.3%
4. Higher Education
$4.1 billion
$8.1 billion
-49.0%
5. Transportation
$2.1 billion
$3.9 billion
-46.7%
6. Corrections
$953 million
$1.3 billion
-27.9%
7. Public Assistance
$234 million
$196 million
+19.4%

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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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