State of Iowa
$30.0 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
19%
of Iowa's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.
Full Iowa breakdown
State taxes39%
Sales tax
14%$4.64 billion
Individual income tax
12%$3.76 billion
Other taxes
8.6%$2.79 billion
What's in other taxesMotor vehicle licenses; motor fuel taxes and 16 more
- Motor vehicle licenses$788 million
- Motor fuel taxes$680 million
- Amusement taxes$345 million
- Insurance premium taxes$190 million
- Tobacco taxes$160 million
- Other selective sales taxes$118 million
- Corporation licenses$116 million
- Occupation and business licenses$109 million
- Public utility taxes$76.8 million
- Estate and gift taxes$59.7 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$36.4 million
- Real estate and stock transfer taxes$28.6 million
- Amusement licenses$20.6 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$17.4 million
- Driver's licenses$17.2 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$15.0 million
- Public utility licenses$13.1 million
- Other licenses$2.8 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
4.7%$1.53 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$837 thousand
Fees for services19%
Fees for services
19%$6.06 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
- Hospital bills$3.61 billion
- College tuition$1.19 billion
- University housing and dining$532 million
- Liquor stores$445 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$136 million
- Other service charges$116 million
- Housing$17.5 million
- Parks and recreation$6.9 million
- Garbage collection$6.1 million
- Airport$2.1 million
- Road charges$1.8 million
- Other education charges$558 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money32%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
32%$10.4 billion
Local tax money0.1%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
0.1%$45.6 million
Fines and other9.5%
Interest, rents and other
9.2%$2.98 billion
Fines
0.3%$93.0 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
13%
of Iowa's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.
Full Iowa breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
34%$10.3 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
- Other public welfare$10.2 billion
- Welfare institutions$64.8 million
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$48.8 million
- Veterans' services$2.8 million
Sent to local governments
23%$6.86 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: roads and highways and 17 more
- Sent to school districts$4.90 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$714 million
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$352 million
- Sent to local governments: public health$241 million
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$206 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$168 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$90.9 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$65.4 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$38.0 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$29.3 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$27.9 million
- Sent to local governments: police$10.1 million
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$2.7 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$2.5 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.9 million
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.6 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$661 thousand
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$356 thousand
- Sent to local governments: central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$10 thousand
Health and hospitals
13%$3.88 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$3.72 billion
- Public health$166 million
Schools and colleges
13%$3.79 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; college housing, dining and bookstores and 2 more
- Colleges and universities$2.55 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$641 million
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$408 million
- Other education$193 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.6%$1.97 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 1 more
- Roads and highways$1.97 billion
- Public transit$20 thousand
- Airports$3 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$980 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; courts and legal services and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$355 million
- Courts and legal services$341 million
- Police$161 million
- Inspections and regulation$104 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$19.8 million
Running the government and other costs
3.0%$884 million
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$365 million
- Other and not broken out$334 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$103 million
- Government buildings$45.4 million
- Other government administration$37.7 million
Environment and natural resources
1.6%$493 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$493 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.1%$325 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
- Liquor stores$320 million
- Garbage and solid waste$3.5 million
- Sewer systems$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.9%$275 million
Housing and community development
0.6%$172 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.1%$32.0 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$25.6 million
- Libraries$6.4 million