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Georgia vs California Budget FY2022

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Georgia vs California

Total Expenditure

Georgia

$67.5 billion

California

$442.2 billion

Georgia is 84.7% lower
General Fund

Georgia

$27.7 billion

California

$216.8 billion

Georgia is 87.2% lower
Total Revenue

Georgia

$65.1 billion

California

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General Fund Revenue

Georgia

$34.9 billion

California

$221.4 billion

Georgia is 84.2% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Georgia

$5.2 billion

California

$76.2 billion

Georgia is 93.1% lower
State GDP

Georgia

$924.8 billion

California

$4.25 trillion

Georgia is 78.2% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsGeorgiaCaliforniaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$67.5 billion$442.2 billion-84.7%
General Fund Expenditure$27.7 billion$216.8 billion-87.2%
Total Revenue$65.1 billionโ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$34.9 billion$221.4 billion-84.2%
Rainy Day Fund$5.2 billion$76.2 billion-93.1%
State GDP$924.8 billion$4.25 trillion-78.2%

Georgia per resident

$5,974

California per resident

$11,236

Georgia โ€” Spending Composition

California โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Georgia vs California

CategoryGeorgiaCaliforniaDifference
1. All Other
$18.6 billion
$149.0 billion
-87.5%
2. Medicaid
$15.0 billion
$119.0 billion
-87.4%
3. K-12 Education
$15.7 billion
$95.5 billion
-83.5%
4. Higher Education
$11.9 billion
$27.8 billion
-57.3%
5. Transportation
$4.1 billion
$23.6 billion
-82.5%
6. Corrections
$1.9 billion
$17.1 billion
-88.8%
7. Public Assistance
$278 million
$10.2 billion
-97.3%

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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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