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Massachusetts vs Arkansas Budget FY2025

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

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Key Budget Metrics โ€” Massachusetts vs Arkansas

Total Expenditure

Massachusetts

$89.2 billion

Arkansas

$32.5 billion

Massachusetts is 174.2% higher
General Fund

Massachusetts

$51.9 billion

Arkansas

$6.2 billion

Massachusetts is 741.6% higher
Total Revenue

Massachusetts

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Arkansas

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General Fund Revenue

Massachusetts

$50.9 billion

Arkansas

$6.5 billion

Massachusetts is 679.8% higher
Rainy Day Fund

Massachusetts

$8.5 billion

Arkansas

$1.8 billion

Massachusetts is 369.6% higher
State GDP

Massachusetts

$820.1 billion

Arkansas

$198.4 billion

Massachusetts is 313.3% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsMassachusettsArkansasDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$89.2 billion$32.5 billion+174.2%
General Fund Expenditure$51.9 billion$6.2 billion+741.6%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$50.9 billion$6.5 billion+679.8%
Rainy Day Fund$8.5 billion$1.8 billion+369.6%
State GDP$820.1 billion$198.4 billion+313.3%

Massachusetts per resident

$12,470

Arkansas per resident

$10,447

Massachusetts โ€” Spending Composition

Arkansas โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Massachusetts vs Arkansas

CategoryMassachusettsArkansasDifference
1. All Other
$40.6 billion
$12.4 billion
+226.4%
2. Medicaid
$25.6 billion
$9.3 billion
+174.9%
3. K-12 Education
$13.0 billion
$4.8 billion
+170.0%
4. Transportation
$6.1 billion
$2.3 billion
+163.6%
5. Higher Education
$2.1 billion
$3.1 billion
-32.8%
6. Corrections
$1.8 billion
$518 million
+247.9%

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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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