State of Indiana
$57.7 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full Indiana breakdown
What stands out
19%
of Indiana's money comes from sales tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes46%
Sales tax
19%$11.0 billion
Individual income tax
14%$8.10 billion
Other taxes
11%$6.38 billion
What's in other taxesOther selective sales taxes; motor fuel taxes and 14 more
- Other selective sales taxes$2.13 billion
- Motor fuel taxes$1.73 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$643 million
- Amusement taxes$621 million
- Tobacco taxes$340 million
- Driver's licenses$293 million
- Insurance premium taxes$273 million
- Occupation and business licenses$142 million
- Other licenses$57.4 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$55.7 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$26.8 million
- Public utility taxes$20.5 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$17.4 million
- Amusement licenses$15.3 million
- Corporation licenses$12.6 million
- Severance taxes$1.8 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
1.7%$965 million
Property tax
<0.1%$15.3 million
Fees for services7.6%
Fees for services
7.6%$4.40 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 9 more
- College tuition$3.23 billion
- University housing and dining$817 million
- Other service charges$204 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$66.6 million
- Parks and recreation$48.0 million
- Ports and waterways$23.8 million
- Housing$7.6 million
- Other education charges$5.7 million
- Road charges$2.1 million
- Hospital bills$177 thousand
- Other school charges$1 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money41%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
41%$23.6 billion
Local tax money0.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.3%$172 million
Fines and other5.1%
Interest, rents and other
5.0%$2.90 billion
Fines
<0.1%$56.0 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
40%
of Indiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.
Full Indiana breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
40%$23.1 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$22.9 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$90.0 million
- Welfare institutions$29.0 million
- Veterans' services$18.6 million
Sent to local governments
26%$14.8 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 18 more
- Sent to school districts$11.4 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.37 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$1.23 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$350 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$116 million
- Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$72.3 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$61.3 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$53.4 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$47.1 million
- Sent to local governments: police$30.6 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$15.2 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$8.0 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$7.4 million
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$3.9 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$3.8 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$3.4 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$2.8 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$1.4 million
- Sent to the federal government$1.1 million
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$122 thousand
Schools and colleges
16%$9.47 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$6.72 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.21 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$1.19 billion
- Other education$358 million
Roads, transit and parking
5.5%$3.17 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 2 more
- Roads and highways$2.97 billion
- Toll roads and bridges$166 million
- Ports and harbors$29.5 million
- Airports$3.8 million
Running the government and other costs
4.2%$2.42 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$1.63 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$451 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$242 million
- Other government administration$97.5 million
- Government buildings$669 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.5%$2.00 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$1.06 billion
- Police$508 million
- Courts and legal services$284 million
- Inspections and regulation$129 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$21.2 million
Health and hospitals
1.9%$1.11 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$909 million
- Hospitals$198 million
Housing and community development
1.2%$720 million
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$556 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$556 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$289 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$94.3 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$82.4 million
- Libraries$11.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$9.4 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste and sewer systems
- Garbage and solid waste$7.2 million
- Sewer systems$2.2 million