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Kentucky vs Alabama Budget FY2025

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Kentucky vs Alabama

Total Expenditure

Kentucky

$57.2 billion

Alabama

$43.9 billion

Kentucky is 30.3% higher
General Fund

Kentucky

$15.9 billion

Alabama

$15.7 billion

Kentucky is 1.8% higher
Total Revenue

Kentucky

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Alabama

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General Fund Revenue

Kentucky

$15.8 billion

Alabama

$14.6 billion

Kentucky is 8.5% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Kentucky

$4.8 billion

Alabama

$2.8 billion

Kentucky is 75.0% higher
State GDP

Kentucky

$306.9 billion

Alabama

$321.2 billion

Kentucky is 4.5% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsKentuckyAlabamaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$57.2 billion$43.9 billion+30.3%
General Fund Expenditure$15.9 billion$15.7 billion+1.8%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$15.8 billion$14.6 billion+8.5%
Rainy Day Fund$4.8 billion$2.8 billion+75.0%
State GDP$306.9 billion$321.2 billion-4.5%

Kentucky per resident

$12,423

Alabama per resident

$8,456

Kentucky โ€” Spending Composition

Alabama โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Kentucky vs Alabama

CategoryKentuckyAlabamaDifference
1. Medicaid
$20.3 billion
$9.2 billion
+120.8%
2. Higher Education
$13.5 billion
$8.1 billion
+66.5%
3. All Other
$11.8 billion
$11.7 billion
+1.4%
4. K-12 Education
$7.3 billion
$11.7 billion
-37.2%
5. Transportation
$3.2 billion
$2.2 billion
+42.1%
6. Corrections
$1.1 billion
$1.1 billion
+7.2%

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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.

Definitions for every term used here are in the US budget glossary. To compare across countries, see India budget comparisons.

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