State government
Florida's money: where it comes from and where it goes
In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Florida took in $142.1 billion and spent $130.7 billion.
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Where it comes from
What stands out
of Florida's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes44%
What's in other taxesReal estate and stock transfer taxes; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$4.07 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$3.52 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$2.22 billion
- Public utility taxes$1.99 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$1.58 billion
- Other selective sales taxes$1.22 billion
- Tobacco taxes$913 million
- Corporation licenses$392 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$341 million
- Occupation and business licenses$213 million
- Amusement taxes$188 million
- Driver's licenses$182 million
- Public utility licenses$40.2 million
- Severance taxes$22.0 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$18.0 million
- Other licenses$13.9 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$7.5 million
- Amusement licenses$1.5 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Fees for services11%
What's in fees for servicesOther government-run businesses; hospital bills and 11 more
- Other government-run businesses$4.40 billion
- Hospital bills$3.60 billion
- Tolls on roads and bridges$2.52 billion
- College tuition$2.39 billion
- University housing and dining$1.18 billion
- Other service charges$1.08 billion
- Parks, land and natural resources$84.8 million
- Road charges$78.3 million
- Parks and recreation$72.7 million
- Other education charges$19.7 million
- Transit fares$15.5 million
- Housing$340 thousand
- Garbage collection$145 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money34%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
Fines and other10%
Where it goes
What stands out
of Florida's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Spending by category100%
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$40.0 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$376 million
- Welfare institutions$144 million
- Veterans' services$32.2 million
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to school districts (colleges) and 14 more
- Sent to school districts$19.5 billion
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$1.72 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$1.71 billion
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$1.01 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$911 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$634 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$378 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$352 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$26.9 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$24.0 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$19.3 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$9.0 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$9.0 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$5.5 million
- Sent to local governments: police$2.0 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$33 thousand
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$11.6 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$4.88 billion
- Other education$3.08 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$1.22 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 1 more
- Roads and highways$8.97 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$2.33 billion
- Public transit$358 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$8.35 billion
- Hospitals$2.89 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; other government-run businesses and 4 more
- Other and not broken out$4.30 billion
- Other government-run businesses$1.57 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$1.47 billion
- Other government administration$777 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$382 million
- Government buildings$97.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$3.50 billion
- Courts and legal services$2.39 billion
- Police$954 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$572 million
- Inspections and regulation$413 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.55 billion
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$287 million
- Libraries$11.6 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
- Garbage and solid waste$187 million
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover
State of Florida. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.
What this covers. The money of State of Florida itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.
Counties66 counties, A to Z
- Alachua County
- Baker County
- Bay County
- Bradford County
- Brevard County
- Broward County
- Calhoun County
- Charlotte County
- Citrus County
- Clay County
- Collier County
- Columbia County
- De Soto County
- Dixie County
- Escambia County
- Flagler County
- Franklin County
- Gadsden County
- Gilchrist County
- Glades County
- Gulf County
- Hamilton County
- Hardee County
- Hendry County
- Hernando County
- Highlands County
- Hillsborough County
- Holmes County
- Indian River County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Lafayette County
- Lake County
- Lee County
- Leon County
- Levy County
- Liberty County
- Madison County
- Manatee County
- Marion County
- Martin County
- Miami-Dade County
- Monroe County
- Nassau County
- Okaloosa County
- Okeechobee County
- Orange County
- Osceola County
- Palm Beach County
- Pasco County
- Pinellas County
- Polk County
- Putnam County
- Santa Rosa County
- Sarasota County
- Seminole County
- St. Johns County
- St. Lucie County
- Sumter County
- Suwannee County
- Taylor County
- Union County
- Volusia County
- Wakulla County
- Walton County
- Washington County
Cities and towns410 cities, towns and townships, A to Z
- Alachua
- Alford
- Altamonte Springs
- Altha
- Anna Maria
- Apalachicola
- Apopka
- Arcadia
- Archer
- Astatula
- Atlantic Beach
- Atlantis
- Auburndale
- Aventura
- Avon Park
- Bal Harbour
- Baldwin
- Bartow
- Bascom
- Bay Harbor Islands
- Bay Lake
- Bell
- Belle Glade
- Belle Isle
- Belleair
- Belleair Beach
- Belleair Bluffs
- Belleair Shore
- Belleview
- Beverly Beach
- Biscayne Park
- Blountstown
- Boca Raton
- Bonifay
- Bonita Springs
- Bowling Green
- Boynton Beach
- Bradenton
- Bradenton Beach
- Branford
- Briny Breezes
- Bristol
- Bronson
- Brooker
- Brooksville
- Bunnell
- Bushnell
- Callahan
- Callaway
- Campbellton
- Cape Canaveral
- Cape Coral
- Carrabelle
- Caryville
- Casselberry
- Cedar Key
- Center Hill
- Century
- Chattahoochee
- Chiefland
- Chipley
- Cinco Bayou
- Clearwater
- Clermont
- Clewiston
- Cloud Lake
- Cocoa
- Cocoa Beach
- Coconut Creek
- Coleman
- Cooper City
- Coral Gables
- Coral Springs
- Cottondale
- Crescent City
- Crestview
- Cross
- Crystal River
- Cutler Bay
- Dade City
- Dania Beach
- Davenport
- Davie
- Daytona Beach
- Daytona Beach Shores
- De Land
- Debary
- Deerfield Beach
- Defuniak Springs
- Delray Beach
- Deltona
- Destin
- Doral
- Dundee
- Dunedin
- Dunnellon
- Eagle Lake
- Eatonville
- Ebro
- Edgewater
- Edgewood
- El Portal
- Estero
- Esto
- Eustis
- Everglades City
- Fanning Springs
- Fellsmere
- Fernandina Beach
- Flagler Beach
- Florida City
- Fort Lauderdale
- Fort Meade
- Fort Myers
- Fort Myers Beach
- Fort Pierce
- Fort Walton Beach
- Freeport
- Frostproof
- Fruitland Park
- Gainesville
- Glen Ridge
- Glen St. Mary
- Golden Beach
- Golf
- Graceville
- Grand Ridge
- Grant-Valkaria
- Green Cove Springs
- Greenacres
- Greensboro
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Gretna
- Groveland
- Gulf Breeze
- Gulf Stream
- Gulfport
- Haines City
- Hallandale Beach
- Hampton
- Havana
- Haverhill
- Hawthorne
- Hialeah
- Hialeah Gardens
- High Springs
- Highland Beach
- Highland Park
- Hillcrest Heights
- Hilliard
- Hillsboro Beach
- Holly Hill
- Hollywood
- Holmes Beach
- Homestead
- Horseshoe Beach
- Howey in the Hills
- Hypoluxo
- Indialantic
- Indian Creek
- Indian Harbour Beach
- Indian River Shores
- Indian Rocks Beach
- Indian Shores
- Indiantown
- Inglis
- Interlachen
- Inverness
- Islamorada
- Jacksonville
- Jacksonville Beach
- Jacob City
- Jasper
- Jay
- Jennings
- Juno Beach
- Jupiter
- Jupiter Inlet Colony
- Jupiter Island
- Kenneth City
- Key Biscayne
- Key Colony Beach
- Key West
- Keystone Heights
- Kissimmee
- La Belle
- La Crosse
- Lady Lake
- Lake Alfred
- Lake Buena Vista
- Lake Butler
- Lake City
- Lake Clarke Shores
- Lake Hamilton
- Lake Helen
- Lake Mary
- Lake Park
- Lake Placid
- Lake Wales
- Lake Worth Beach
- Lakeland
- Lantana
- Largo
- Lauderdale by the Sea
- Lauderdale Lakes
- Lauderhill
- Laurel Hill
- Lawtey
- Layton
- Lazy Lake
- Lee
- Leesburg
- Lighthouse Point
- Live Oak
- Longboat Key
- Longwood
- Loxahatchee Groves
- Lynn Haven
- Macclenny
- Madeira Beach
- Madison
- Maitland
- Malabar
- Malone
- Manalapan
- Mangonia Park
- Marathon
- Marco Island
- Margate
- Marianna
- Marineland
- Mary Esther
- Mascotte
- Mayo
- McIntosh
- Medley
- Melbourne
- Melbourne
- Melbourne Beach
- Mexico Beach
- Miami
- Miami Beach
- Miami Gardens
- Miami Lakes
- Miami Shores
- Miami Springs
- Micanopy
- Midway
- Milton
- Minneola
- Miramar
- Monticello
- Montverde
- Moore Haven
- Mount Dora
- Mulberry
- Naples
- Neptune Beach
- New Port Richey
- New Smyrna Beach
- Newberry
- Niceville
- Noma
- North Bay
- North Lauderdale
- North Miami
- North Miami Beach
- North Palm Beach
- North Port
- North Redington Beach
- Oak Hill
- Oakland
- Oakland Park
- Ocala
- Ocean Breeze
- Ocean Ridge
- Ocoee
- Okeechobee
- Oldsmar
- Opa-Locka
- Orange City
- Orange Park
- Orchid
- Orlando
- Ormond Beach
- Otter Creek
- Oviedo
- Pahokee
- Palatka
- Palm Bay
- Palm Beach
- Palm Beach Gardens
- Palm Beach Shores
- Palm Coast
- Palm Shores
- Palm Springs
- Palmetto
- Palmetto Bay
- Panama City
- Panama City Beach
- Parker
- Parkland
- Paxton
- Pembroke Park
- Pembroke Pines
- Penney Farms
- Pensacola
- Perry
- Pierson
- Pinecrest
- Pinellas Park
- Plant City
- Plantation
- Polk City
- Pomona Park
- Pompano Beach
- Ponce De Leon
- Ponce Inlet
- Port Orange
- Port Richey
- Port St. Joe
- Port St. Lucie
- Punta Gorda
- Quincy
- Raiford
- Reddick
- Redington Beach
- Redington Shores
- Riviera Beach
- Rockledge
- Royal Palm Beach
- Safety Harbor
- San Antonio
- Sanford
- Sanibel
- Sarasota
- Satellite Beach
- Sea Ranch Lakes
- Sebastian
- Sebring
- Seminole
- Sewalls Point
- Shalimar
- Sneads
- Sopchoppy
- South Bay
- South Daytona
- South Miami
- South Palm Beach
- South Pasadena
- Southwest Ranches
- Springfield
- St. Augustine
- St. Augustine Beach
- St. Cloud
- St. Leo
- St. Lucie
- St. Marks
- St. Pete Beach
- St. Petersburg
- Starke
- Stuart
- Sunny Isles Beach
- Sunrise
- Surfside
- Sweetwater
- Tallahassee
- Tamarac
- Tampa
- Tarpon Springs
- Tavares
- Temple Terrace
- Tequesta
- Titusville
- Treasure Island
- Trenton
- Umatilla
- Valparaiso
- Venice
- Vernon
- Vero Beach
- Virginia Gardens
- Waldo
- Wauchula
- Wausau
- Webster
- Welaka
- Wellington
- West Melbourne
- West Miami
- West Palm Beach
- West Park
- Westlake
- Weston
- Westville
- Wewahitchka
- White Springs
- Wildwood
- Williston
- Wilton Manors
- Windermere
- Winter Garden
- Winter Haven
- Winter Park
- Winter Springs
- Worthington Springs
- Yankeetown
- Zephyrhills
- Zolfo Springs
School districts131 school districts, A to Z
- Alachua County School District
- Atlantic Technical College
- Baker County School District
- Bay County School District
- Bradford County School District
- Bradford-Union Area Vocational Technical Center
- Brevard County School District
- Brewster Technical Center
- Broward College
- Broward County School District
- Calhoun County School District
- Charlotte County School District
- Charlotte Technical College
- Chipola College
- Citrus County School District
- Clay County School District
- College of Central Florida
- Collier County School District
- Columbia County School District
- D G Erwin Technical Center
- Daytona State College
- De Soto County School District
- Dixie County School District
- Duval County School District
- Eastern Florida State College
- Escambia County School District
- First Coast Technical College
- Flagler County School District
- Florida Gateway College
- Florida Southwestern State College
- Florida State College at Jacksonville
- Franklin County School District
- Gadsden County School District
- George Stone Technical College
- George T Baker Technical College
- Gilchrist County School District
- Glades County School District
- Gulf Coast State College
- Gulf County School District
- Hamilton County School District
- Hardee County School District
- Hendry County School District
- Hernando County School District
- Highlands County School District
- Hillsborough Community College
- Hillsborough County School District
- Holmes County School District
- Indian River County School District
- Indian River State College
- Jackson County School District
- Jefferson County School District
- Lafayette County School District
- Lake County Area Vocational-Technical Center
- Lake County School District
- Lake-Sumter State College
- Lee County High Tech Center North
- Lee County School District
- Lee County Vocational-Technical Center
- Leon County School District
- Levy County School District
- Liberty County School District
- Lindsey Hopkins Technical Education Center
- Lively Technical Center
- Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology
- Madison County School District
- Manatee County School District
- Manatee Vocational-Technical Center
- Marion County School District
- Martin County School District
- Miami Dade College
- Miami Lakes Technical Education Center
- Miami-Dade County Public School District
- Monroe County School District
- Nassau County School District
- North Florida College
- Northwest Florida State College
- Okaloosa Applied Technology Center
- Okaloosa County School District
- Okeechobee County School District
- Orange County School District
- Orange Technical College - South Campus
- Orlando Technical Center
- Osceola County School District
- Palm Beach County School District
- Palm Beach State College
- Pasco County School Board
- Pasco-Hernando State College
- Pensacola State College
- Pinellas County School District
- Pinellas Technical Education Center
- Pinellas Technical Education Center-Clearwater
- Polk County School District
- Polk State College
- Putnam County School District
- Radford Locklin Vocational Technical Center
- Ridge Technical College
- Riveroak Technical College
- Robert Morgan Vocational Technical Center
- Santa Fe College
- Santa Rosa County School District
- Sarasota County School District
- Sarasota County Vocational-Technical Center
- Seminole County School District
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Sheridan Technical College
- South Florida State College
- St. Johns County School District
- St. Johns River State College
- St. Lucie County School District
- St. Petersburg College
- State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota
- Sumter County School District
- Suwannee County School District
- Tallahassee State College
- Taylor County School District
- Taylor Technical Institute
- The College of the Florida Keys
- The English Center
- Thomas P Haney Vocational-Technical Center
- Traviss Technical College
- Union County School District
- Valencia State College
- Volusia County School District
- Wakulla County School District
- Walton County School District
- Washington County School District
- Washington-Holmes Area Vocational-Technical Center
- Westside Vocational Technical Center
- William T McFatter Technical College
- Winter Park Technical Center
- Withlacoochee Vocational and Adult Education Center