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Vermont vs Colorado Budget FY2024

Spending, revenue and category allocations compared side by side.

Key Budget Metrics โ€” Vermont vs Colorado

Total Expenditure

Vermont

$8.3 billion

Colorado

$42.6 billion

Vermont is 80.4% lower
General Fund

Vermont

$2.5 billion

Colorado

$16.9 billion

Vermont is 85.1% lower
Total Revenue

Vermont

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Colorado

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Not comparable
General Fund Revenue

Vermont

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Colorado

$17.3 billion

Not comparable
Rainy Day Fund

Vermont

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Colorado

$3.2 billion

Not comparable
State GDP

Vermont

$48.4 billion

Colorado

$584.3 billion

Vermont is 91.7% lower

Receipts & Expenditure Comparison

ParticularsVermontColoradoDifference
Total Expenditure (all funds)$8.3 billion$42.6 billion-80.4%
General Fund Expenditure$2.5 billion$16.9 billion-85.1%
Total Revenueโ€”โ€”โ€”
General Fund Revenueโ€”$17.3 billionโ€”
Rainy Day Fundโ€”$3.2 billionโ€”
State GDP$48.4 billion$584.3 billion-91.7%

Vermont per resident

$12,949

Colorado per resident

$7,077

Vermont โ€” Spending Composition

Colorado โ€” Spending Composition

Category-wise Allocation โ€” Vermont vs Colorado

CategoryVermontColoradoDifference
1. Medicaid
$1.9 billion
$14.0 billion
-86.6%
2. All Other
$0 million
$11.4 billion
-100.0%
3. K-12 Education
$2.7 billion
$7.6 billion
-64.7%
4. Higher Education
$1.5 billion
$6.7 billion
-77.8%
5. Transportation
$813 million
$1.8 billion
-54.8%
6. Corrections
$237 million
$1.2 billion
-79.8%

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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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