State of Alabama
$44.6 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended September 30, 2023.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
19%
of Alabama's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
Full Alabama breakdown
State taxes37%
Individual income tax
12%$5.28 billion
Sales tax
10%$4.59 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$4.18 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; public utility taxes and 14 more
- Motor fuel taxes$972 million
- Public utility taxes$773 million
- Other selective sales taxes$705 million
- Insurance premium taxes$613 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$284 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$230 million
- Corporation licenses$219 million
- Tobacco taxes$132 million
- Occupation and business licenses$71.1 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$54.7 million
- Driver's licenses$47.9 million
- Severance taxes$38.3 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$25.4 million
- Public utility licenses$14.7 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$4.6 million
- Other licenses$1 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
4.8%$2.18 billion
Property tax
1.4%$621 million
Fees for services19%
Fees for services
19%$8.53 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
- Hospital bills$4.46 billion
- College tuition$2.37 billion
- University housing and dining$680 million
- Liquor stores$530 million
- Ports and waterways$197 million
- Other service charges$141 million
- Parks and recreation$59.2 million
- Housing$46.4 million
- Other education charges$29.7 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$10.9 million
- Garbage collection$9.0 million
- Road charges$1.1 million
- Parking$580 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%$16.9 billion
Local tax money0.5%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.5%$224 million
Fines and other6.2%
Interest, rents and other
5.9%$2.66 billion
Fines
0.3%$148 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
12%
of Alabama's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.
Full Alabama breakdown
Spending by category100%
Sent to local governments
29%$12.7 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: hospitals and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$8.98 billion
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.00 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$847 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$476 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$310 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$210 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$206 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$190 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$173 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$131 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$50.8 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$44.0 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$37.4 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$28.9 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$12.9 million
- Sent to local governments: police$10.7 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$8.0 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$3.2 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$2.7 million
Schools and colleges
22%$10.0 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$7.33 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.13 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$964 million
- Other education$577 million
Social services
22%$9.87 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$9.66 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$118 million
- Welfare institutions$81.3 million
- Veterans' services$12.8 million
Health and hospitals
12%$5.21 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$4.64 billion
- Public health$570 million
Roads, transit and parking
4.9%$2.18 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 1 more
- Roads and highways$1.97 billion
- Ports and harbors$207 million
- Airports$813 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.7%$1.65 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$808 million
- Courts and legal services$361 million
- Police$240 million
- Inspections and regulation$142 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$104 million
Running the government and other costs
3.5%$1.56 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$723 million
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$599 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$144 million
- Other government administration$87.8 million
- Government buildings$7.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.5%$657 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores and water supply
- Liquor stores$657 million
- Water supply$95 thousand
Interest on debt
0.7%$327 million
Environment and natural resources
0.6%$266 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$266 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$89.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$79.9 million
- Libraries$9.3 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$47.3 million