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New Jersey vs Arizona Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” New Jersey vs Arizona

Total Expenditure

New Jersey

$91.3 billion

Arizona

$96.4 billion

New Jersey is 5.3% lower
General Fund

New Jersey

$53.0 billion

Arizona

$17.9 billion

New Jersey is 196.0% higher
Total Revenue

New Jersey

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Arizona

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General Fund Revenue

New Jersey

$52.4 billion

Arizona

$16.8 billion

New Jersey is 211.9% higher
Rainy Day Fund

New Jersey

$322 million

Arizona

$1.5 billion

New Jersey is 78.2% lower
State GDP

New Jersey

$887.2 billion

Arizona

$598.2 billion

New Jersey is 48.3% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsNew JerseyArizonaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$91.3 billion$96.4 billion-5.3%
General Fund Expenditure$53.0 billion$17.9 billion+196.0%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$52.4 billion$16.8 billion+211.9%
Rainy Day Fund$322 million$1.5 billion-78.2%
State GDP$887.2 billion$598.2 billion+48.3%

New Jersey per resident

$9,561

Arizona per resident

$12,650

New Jersey โ€” Spending Composition

Arizona โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” New Jersey vs Arizona

CategoryNew JerseyArizonaDifference
1. All Other
$30.3 billion
$49.6 billion
-39.0%
2. Medicaid
$22.9 billion
$18.7 billion
+22.2%
3. K-12 Education
$21.3 billion
$10.8 billion
+96.8%
4. Higher Education
$7.7 billion
$9.4 billion
-17.9%
5. Transportation
$7.7 billion
$6.2 billion
+23.8%
6. Corrections
$1.5 billion
$1.7 billion
-12.7%

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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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