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Delaware vs Alabama Budget FY2023

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Delaware vs Alabama

Total Expenditure

Delaware

$15.5 billion

Alabama

$40.6 billion

Delaware is 61.9% lower
General Fund

Delaware

$5.9 billion

Alabama

$13.8 billion

Delaware is 57.4% lower
Total Revenue

Delaware

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Alabama

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General Fund Revenue

Delaware

$6.3 billion

Alabama

$13.7 billion

Delaware is 54.0% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Delaware

$316 million

Alabama

$2.0 billion

Delaware is 84.0% lower
State GDP

Delaware

$117.2 billion

Alabama

$321.2 billion

Delaware is 63.5% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsDelawareAlabamaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$15.5 billion$40.6 billion-61.9%
General Fund Expenditure$5.9 billion$13.8 billion-57.4%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$6.3 billion$13.7 billion-54.0%
Rainy Day Fund$316 million$2.0 billion-84.0%
State GDP$117.2 billion$321.2 billion-63.5%

Delaware per resident

$14,592

Alabama per resident

$7,809

Delaware โ€” Spending Composition

Alabama โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Delaware vs Alabama

CategoryDelawareAlabamaDifference
1. K-12 Education
$3.5 billion
$11.2 billion
-68.5%
2. All Other
$6.6 billion
$9.4 billion
-29.7%
3. Medicaid
$3.3 billion
$9.1 billion
-63.7%
4. Higher Education
$521 million
$8.1 billion
-93.6%
5. Transportation
$1.1 billion
$1.9 billion
-39.6%
6. Corrections
$414 million
$881 million
-53.0%

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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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