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Delaware vs Colorado Budget FY2022

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Delaware vs Colorado

Total Expenditure

Delaware

$14.4 billion

Colorado

$35.3 billion

Delaware is 59.3% lower
General Fund

Delaware

$5.1 billion

Colorado

$17.8 billion

Delaware is 71.6% lower
Total Revenue

Delaware

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Colorado

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General Fund Revenue

Delaware

$5.8 billion

Colorado

$17.7 billion

Delaware is 67.1% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Delaware

$280 million

Colorado

$1.6 billion

Delaware is 82.7% lower
State GDP

Delaware

$117.2 billion

Colorado

$584.3 billion

Delaware is 79.9% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsDelawareColoradoDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$14.4 billion$35.3 billion-59.3%
General Fund Expenditure$5.1 billion$17.8 billion-71.6%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$5.8 billion$17.7 billion-67.1%
Rainy Day Fund$280 million$1.6 billion-82.7%
State GDP$117.2 billion$584.3 billion-79.9%

Delaware per resident

$13,563

Colorado per resident

$5,869

Delaware โ€” Spending Composition

Colorado โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Delaware vs Colorado

CategoryDelawareColoradoDifference
1. Medicaid
$2.8 billion
$12.5 billion
-77.1%
2. All Other
$6.3 billion
$9.1 billion
-30.4%
3. K-12 Education
$3.2 billion
$6.4 billion
-49.8%
4. Higher Education
$497 million
$4.1 billion
-87.9%
5. Transportation
$1.1 billion
$2.1 billion
-47.3%
6. Corrections
$406 million
$953 million
-57.4%
7. Public Assistance
$16 million
$234 million
-93.2%

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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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