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New Jersey vs Arkansas Budget FY2025

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” New Jersey vs Arkansas

Total Expenditure

New Jersey

$101.2 billion

Arkansas

$32.5 billion

New Jersey is 210.9% higher
General Fund

New Jersey

$56.9 billion

Arkansas

$6.2 billion

New Jersey is 823.2% higher
Total Revenue

New Jersey

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Arkansas

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General Fund Revenue

New Jersey

$54.8 billion

Arkansas

$6.5 billion

New Jersey is 739.4% higher
Rainy Day Fund

New Jersey

$0 million

Arkansas

$1.8 billion

New Jersey is 100.0% lower
State GDP

New Jersey

$887.2 billion

Arkansas

$198.4 billion

New Jersey is 347.1% higher

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsNew JerseyArkansasDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$101.2 billion$32.5 billion+210.9%
General Fund Expenditure$56.9 billion$6.2 billion+823.2%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$54.8 billion$6.5 billion+739.4%
Rainy Day Fund$0 million$1.8 billion-100.0%
State GDP$887.2 billion$198.4 billion+347.1%

New Jersey per resident

$10,595

Arkansas per resident

$10,447

New Jersey โ€” Spending Composition

Arkansas โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” New Jersey vs Arkansas

CategoryNew JerseyArkansasDifference
1. All Other
$35.5 billion
$12.4 billion
+185.5%
2. Medicaid
$24.3 billion
$9.3 billion
+160.5%
3. K-12 Education
$23.1 billion
$4.8 billion
+380.2%
4. Higher Education
$8.4 billion
$3.1 billion
+165.8%
5. Transportation
$8.4 billion
$2.3 billion
+262.8%
6. Corrections
$1.6 billion
$518 million
+200.2%

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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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