State of Rhode Island
$12.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Rhode Island breakdown
State taxes42%
Sales tax
13%$1.63 billion
Individual income tax
13%$1.59 billion
Other taxes
12%$1.44 billion
What's in other taxesAmusement taxes; other selective sales taxes and 16 more
- Amusement taxes$408 million
- Other selective sales taxes$231 million
- Insurance premium taxes$172 million
- Motor fuel taxes$151 million
- Tobacco taxes$119 million
- Public utility taxes$103 million
- Occupation and business licenses$86.3 million
- Estate and gift taxes$51.6 million
- Other licenses$44.0 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$21.2 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$16.5 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$13.0 million
- Driver's licenses$9.5 million
- Corporation licenses$7.8 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$2.5 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$1.3 million
- Public utility licenses$559 thousand
- Amusement licenses$291 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
4.8%$596 million
Property tax
<0.1%$5.4 million
Fees for services10%
Fees for services
10%$1.25 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; other service charges and 14 more
- College tuition$389 million
- Other service charges$378 million
- Sewer$111 million
- University housing and dining$108 million
- Airport$59.9 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$48.2 million
- Parks and recreation$43.0 million
- Transit fares$23.6 million
- Other education charges$23.3 million
- Housing$22.5 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$21.6 million
- Road charges$10.5 million
- Garbage collection$7.9 million
- Hospital bills$2.6 million
- School lunches$593 thousand
- Other school charges$322 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money37%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
37%$4.56 billion
Local tax money0.9%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.9%$110 million
Fines and other9.8%
Interest, rents and other
9.6%$1.19 billion
Fines
0.1%$17.4 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
15%
of Rhode Island's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Full Rhode Island breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
37%$4.60 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 1 more
- Other public welfare$4.51 billion
- Welfare institutions$47.5 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$40.8 million
Sent to local governments
15%$1.89 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools; sent to local governments: general support and 10 more
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$1.47 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$297 million
- Sent to school districts$77.6 million
- Sent to the federal government$16.6 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$10.7 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$6.7 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$6.3 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.9 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$248 thousand
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$152 thousand
- Sent to local governments: police$86 thousand
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$32 thousand
Schools and colleges
13%$1.55 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; elementary and secondary schools and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$727 million
- Elementary and secondary schools$346 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$192 million
- Other education$155 million
- College housing, dining and bookstores$129 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$923 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 4 more
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$391 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$239 million
- Other and not broken out$195 million
- Government buildings$78.8 million
- Other government administration$16.4 million
- Other government-run businesses$2.1 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.3%$899 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 3 more
- Roads and highways$639 million
- Public transit$157 million
- Airports$76.1 million
- Toll roads and bridges$27.9 million
- Ports and harbors$4 thousand
Health and hospitals
6.0%$741 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$615 million
- Hospitals$126 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$703 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$256 million
- Courts and legal services$200 million
- Police$146 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$54.9 million
- Inspections and regulation$46.4 million
Interest on debt
3.9%$485 million
Housing and community development
1.8%$226 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.3%$165 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
- Garbage and solid waste$90.0 million
- Sewer systems$74.9 million
Environment and natural resources
0.9%$116 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$116 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.4%$46.6 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$42.4 million
- Libraries$4.3 million