State of Florida
$130.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Florida breakdown
What stands out
28%
of Florida's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes44%
Sales tax
28%$40.1 billion
Other taxes
12%$16.9 billion
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.
Business income tax
4.3%$6.05 billion
Fees for services11%
Fees for services
11%$15.4 billion
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.
From the federal government
34%$48.9 billion
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.3%$393 million
Fines and other10%
Interest, rents and other
9.8%$13.9 billion
Fines
0.2%$305 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
20%
of Florida's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Full Florida breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
31%$40.6 billion
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
Sent to local governments
20%$26.3 billion
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
Schools and colleges
16%$20.8 billion
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
Roads, transit and parking
8.9%$11.7 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
Health and hospitals
8.6%$11.2 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$8.35 billion
- Hospitals$2.89 billion
Running the government and other costs
6.6%$8.59 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
Police, fire, courts and jails
6.0%$7.83 billion
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
Environment and natural resources
2.0%$2.55 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$2.55 billion
Interest on debt
0.4%$575 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$298 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$287 million
- Libraries$11.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.1%$187 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
- Garbage and solid waste$187 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$124 million