State of California
$522.8 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
Full California breakdown
What stands out
26%
of California's money comes from a personal income tax.A typical state government gets 14%.
State taxes56%
Individual income tax
26%$123.1 billion
Sales tax
11%$53.3 billion
Other taxes
9.2%$44.1 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; motor vehicle licenses and 16 more
- Motor fuel taxes$9.24 billion
- Motor vehicle licenses$8.51 billion
- Other taxes not classified elsewhere$8.27 billion
- Occupation and business licenses$5.13 billion
- Other selective sales taxes$4.65 billion
- Insurance premium taxes$4.01 billion
- Tobacco taxes$1.43 billion
- Public utility taxes$967 million
- Public utility licenses$605 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$418 million
- Driver's licenses$400 million
- Severance taxes$133 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$124 million
- Corporation licenses$102 million
- Alcoholic beverage licenses$98.6 million
- Amusement licenses$22.0 million
- Other licenses$18.4 million
- Estate and gift taxes$891 thousand
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Business income tax
8.7%$41.4 billion
Property tax
0.7%$3.56 billion
Fees for services8.7%
Fees for services
8.7%$41.4 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 10 more
- Hospital bills$22.1 billion
- College tuition$10.6 billion
- Other service charges$3.55 billion
- University housing and dining$2.78 billion
- Parks, land and natural resources$1.96 billion
- Parks and recreation$257 million
- Electric power$149 million
- Road charges$34.3 million
- Parking$21.6 million
- Other government-run businesses$8.8 million
- Housing$1.0 million
- Other education charges$683 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money28%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
28%$133.8 billion
Local tax money1.4%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
1.4%$6.66 billion
Fines and other6.4%
Interest, rents and other
6.0%$28.7 billion
Fines
0.4%$1.77 billion
Where the money goes
What stands out
39%
of California's spending goes to local governments.A typical state government spends 24%.
Full California breakdown
Spending by category100%
Sent to local governments
39%$205.0 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other public welfare and 22 more
- Sent to school districts$68.1 billion
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$67.8 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$11.5 billion
- Sent to school districts (colleges)$9.41 billion
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$8.79 billion
- Sent to local governments: public health$8.48 billion
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$4.85 billion
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$4.30 billion
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$3.93 billion
- Sent to local governments: general support$3.92 billion
- Sent to the federal government$3.60 billion
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$3.21 billion
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$1.80 billion
- Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$1.63 billion
- Sent to local governments: sewer systems$1.00 billion
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$998 million
- Sent to local governments: libraries$671 million
- Sent to local governments: colleges and universities$250 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$226 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$203 million
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$185 million
- Sent to local governments: police$75.2 million
- Sent to local governments: airports$3.5 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$190 thousand
Social services
30%$158.6 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$156.1 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$1.83 billion
- Welfare institutions$559 million
- Veterans' services$22.8 million
Schools and colleges
12%$62.1 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$44.7 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$7.82 billion
- College housing, dining and bookstores$4.29 billion
- Elementary and secondary schools$3.95 billion
- Other education$1.34 billion
Health and hospitals
5.5%$29.0 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
- Hospitals$25.2 billion
- Public health$3.80 billion
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.8%$25.1 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; inspections and regulation and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$12.6 billion
- Inspections and regulation$5.00 billion
- Police$3.20 billion
- Courts and legal services$2.29 billion
- Probation, parole and other corrections$1.97 billion
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$13.2 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; public transit and 2 more
- Roads and highways$12.0 billion
- Public transit$1.18 billion
- Parking$6.1 million
- Airports$5.7 million
Running the government and other costs
2.5%$12.9 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$7.89 billion
- Other and not broken out$3.16 billion
- Other government administration$1.10 billion
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$729 million
- Other government-run businesses$8.3 million
Environment and natural resources
1.7%$9.02 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$9.02 billion
Interest on debt
1.0%$5.39 billion
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$1.54 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; electric power and 2 more
- Sewer systems$665 million
- Electric power$378 million
- Garbage and solid waste$284 million
- Water supply$214 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.2%$900 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$861 million
- Libraries$39.4 million
Housing and community development
<0.1%$211 million