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Kentucky vs California Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Kentucky vs California

Total Expenditure

Kentucky

$50.9 billion

California

$452.7 billion

Kentucky is 88.8% lower
General Fund

Kentucky

$14.2 billion

California

$205.7 billion

Kentucky is 93.1% lower
Total Revenue

Kentucky

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California

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General Fund Revenue

Kentucky

$15.7 billion

California

$190.3 billion

Kentucky is 91.8% lower
Rainy Day Fund

Kentucky

$5.2 billion

California

$41.7 billion

Kentucky is 87.5% lower
State GDP

Kentucky

$306.9 billion

California

$4.25 trillion

Kentucky is 92.8% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsKentuckyCaliforniaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$50.9 billion$452.7 billion-88.8%
General Fund Expenditure$14.2 billion$205.7 billion-93.1%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$15.7 billion$190.3 billion-91.8%
Rainy Day Fund$5.2 billion$41.7 billion-87.5%
State GDP$306.9 billion$4.25 trillion-92.8%

Kentucky per resident

$11,048

California per resident

$11,502

Kentucky โ€” Spending Composition

California โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Kentucky vs California

CategoryKentuckyCaliforniaDifference
1. Medicaid
$18.2 billion
$156.1 billion
-88.3%
2. All Other
$9.1 billion
$140.9 billion
-93.6%
3. K-12 Education
$7.2 billion
$81.9 billion
-91.2%
4. Higher Education
$12.1 billion
$29.2 billion
-58.4%
5. Transportation
$3.2 billion
$26.2 billion
-87.8%
6. Corrections
$1.1 billion
$18.5 billion
-94.2%

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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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