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New Mexico vs California Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” New Mexico vs California

Total Expenditure

New Mexico

$27.7 billion

California

$452.7 billion

New Mexico is 93.9% lower
General Fund

New Mexico

$10.0 billion

California

$205.7 billion

New Mexico is 95.2% lower
Total Revenue

New Mexico

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California

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General Fund Revenue

New Mexico

$13.2 billion

California

$190.3 billion

New Mexico is 93.1% lower
Rainy Day Fund

New Mexico

$3.2 billion

California

$41.7 billion

New Mexico is 92.4% lower
State GDP

New Mexico

$152.8 billion

California

$4.25 trillion

New Mexico is 96.4% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsNew MexicoCaliforniaDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$27.7 billion$452.7 billion-93.9%
General Fund Expenditure$10.0 billion$205.7 billion-95.2%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenue$13.2 billion$190.3 billion-93.1%
Rainy Day Fund$3.2 billion$41.7 billion-92.4%
State GDP$152.8 billion$4.25 trillion-96.4%

New Mexico per resident

$13,031

California per resident

$11,502

New Mexico โ€” Spending Composition

California โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” New Mexico vs California

CategoryNew MexicoCaliforniaDifference
1. Medicaid
$9.0 billion
$156.1 billion
-94.2%
2. All Other
$6.5 billion
$140.9 billion
-95.4%
3. K-12 Education
$4.9 billion
$81.9 billion
-94.0%
4. Higher Education
$4.4 billion
$29.2 billion
-85.0%
5. Transportation
$2.5 billion
$26.2 billion
-90.5%
6. Corrections
$419 million
$18.5 billion
-97.7%

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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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