State of Delaware
$13.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Delaware breakdown
What stands out
25%
of Delaware's money comes from taxes other than property, sales and income taxes.A typical state government gets 10%.
State taxes48%
Other taxes
25%$3.45 billion
What's in other taxesCorporation licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 15 more
- Corporation licenses$2.34 billion
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$219 million
- Other selective sales taxes$179 million
- Insurance premium taxes$157 million
- Occupation and business licenses$152 million
- Motor fuel taxes$136 million
- Tobacco taxes$92.4 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$63.3 million
- Public utility taxes$53.7 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$31.7 million
- Other licenses$10.5 million
- Driver's licenses$6.3 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$4.1 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$2.0 million
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$1.7 million
- Public utility licenses$718 thousand
- Amusement licenses$437 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Individual income tax
19%$2.53 billion
Business income tax
3.9%$538 million
Fees for services9.1%
Fees for services
9.1%$1.25 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; tolls on roads and bridges and 13 more
- College tuition$620 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$229 million
- University housing and dining$175 million
- Other service charges$86.8 million
- Garbage collection$75.8 million
- Parks and recreation$24.2 million
- Transit fares$16.2 million
- Housing$6.7 million
- Hospital bills$3.0 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$2.8 million
- Sewer$2.4 million
- Road charges$2.1 million
- Water$1.2 million
- Ports and waterways$214 thousand
- Other education charges$26 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money29%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
29%$3.95 billion
Local tax money0.5%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.5%$71.9 million
Fines and other14%
Interest, rents and other
13%$1.83 billion
Fines
0.2%$21.4 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
7.8%
of Delaware's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical state government spends 4.5%.
Full Delaware breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
29%$4.01 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 1 more
- Other public welfare$3.96 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$36.5 million
- Welfare institutions$18.0 million
Schools and colleges
19%$2.65 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$1.72 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$499 million
- Other education$282 million
- College housing, dining and bookstores$136 million
- Elementary and secondary schools$9.9 million
Sent to local governments
18%$2.56 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 12 more
- Sent to school districts$2.18 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$270 million
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$28.7 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$16.4 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$15.9 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$10.9 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$9.6 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$8.9 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$6.6 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$5.1 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.1 million
- Sent to the federal government$867 thousand
- Sent to local governments: police$688 thousand
- Sent to local governments: other education$59 thousand
Running the government and other costs
8.4%$1.16 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$414 million
- Other and not broken out$275 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$233 million
- Government buildings$193 million
- Other government administration$45.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.8%$1.08 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$372 million
- Courts and legal services$269 million
- Police$225 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$127 million
- Inspections and regulation$87.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
7.0%$971 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$547 million
- Toll roads and bridges$251 million
- Public transit$171 million
- Ports and harbors$2.4 million
Health and hospitals
5.0%$685 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$598 million
- Hospitals$87.5 million
Interest on debt
1.6%$224 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$149 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
- Garbage and solid waste$95.9 million
- Sewer systems$45.5 million
- Water supply$7.1 million
Housing and community development
0.9%$126 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$119 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$104 million
- Libraries$15.3 million
Environment and natural resources
0.8%$107 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$107 million