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Colorado vs Connecticut Budget FY2022

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Colorado vs Connecticut

Total Expenditure

Colorado

$35.3 billion

Connecticut

$41.5 billion

Colorado is 15.1% lower
General Fund

Colorado

$17.8 billion

Connecticut

$20.7 billion

Colorado is 13.6% lower
Total Revenue

Colorado

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Connecticut

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General Fund Revenue

Colorado

$17.7 billion

Connecticut

$22.0 billion

Colorado is 19.5% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Colorado

$1.6 billion

Connecticut

$3.3 billion

Colorado is 51.3% lower
State GDP

Colorado

$584.3 billion

Connecticut

$376.5 billion

Colorado is 55.2% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsColoradoConnecticutDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$35.3 billion$41.5 billion-15.1%
General Fund Expenditure$17.8 billion$20.7 billion-13.6%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$17.7 billion$22.0 billion-19.5%
Rainy Day Fund$1.6 billion$3.3 billion-51.3%
State GDP$584.3 billion$376.5 billion+55.2%

Colorado per resident

$5,869

Connecticut per resident

$11,264

Colorado โ€” Spending Composition

Connecticut โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Colorado vs Connecticut

CategoryColoradoConnecticutDifference
1. All Other
$9.1 billion
$16.8 billion
-46.0%
2. Medicaid
$12.5 billion
$9.3 billion
+33.5%
3. K-12 Education
$6.4 billion
$5.4 billion
+19.4%
4. Higher Education
$4.1 billion
$4.6 billion
-10.4%
5. Transportation
$2.1 billion
$4.4 billion
-52.9%
6. Corrections
$953 million
$718 million
+32.7%
7. Public Assistance
$234 million
$369 million
-36.6%

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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.

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