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Hawaii vs California Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Hawaii vs California

Total Expenditure

Hawaii

$20.2 billion

California

$452.7 billion

Hawaii is 95.5% lower
General Fund

Hawaii

$10.7 billion

California

$205.7 billion

Hawaii is 94.8% lower
Total Revenue

Hawaii

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California

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General Fund Revenue

Hawaii

$10.6 billion

California

$190.3 billion

Hawaii is 94.4% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Hawaii

$1.5 billion

California

$41.7 billion

Hawaii is 96.4% lower
State GDP

Hawaii

$124.6 billion

California

$4.25 trillion

Hawaii is 97.1% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsHawaiiCaliforniaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$20.2 billion$452.7 billion-95.5%
General Fund Expenditure$10.7 billion$205.7 billion-94.8%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$10.6 billion$190.3 billion-94.4%
Rainy Day Fund$1.5 billion$41.7 billion-96.4%
State GDP$124.6 billion$4.25 trillion-97.1%

Hawaii per resident

$14,068

California per resident

$11,502

Hawaii โ€” Spending Composition

California โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Hawaii vs California

CategoryHawaiiCaliforniaDifference
1. Medicaid
$3.2 billion
$156.1 billion
-97.9%
2. All Other
$10.8 billion
$140.9 billion
-92.3%
3. K-12 Education
$3.1 billion
$81.9 billion
-96.2%
4. Higher Education
$816 million
$29.2 billion
-97.2%
5. Transportation
$1.9 billion
$26.2 billion
-92.9%
6. Corrections
$402 million
$18.5 billion
-97.8%

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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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