Where States Get Their Money

FY 2022

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Projects: State Fiscal Health
Where States Get Their Money, FY 2022

Pandemic relief aid continued to inflate the percentage of state government revenue made up of federal dollars in fiscal year 2022. The share decreased by less than a percentage point from the prior year, but at 36.4%, it remained high compared with pre-pandemic levels. Federal funds were the largest revenue source in just 16 states; the majority of states primarily relied on state tax revenue. Tax collections accounted for 48.3% of overall state revenue, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2021 as state tax revenue continued to climb after the pandemic-induced recession.

This infographic displays a breakdown of each state’s revenue by major categories.

Percentage of State Revenue by Source, FY 2022

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Taxes
Federal funds
Service charges
Miscellaneous
Local funds
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Note: This analysis uses “general revenue,” which accounts for all state revenue sources except state-owned liquor stores, utilities, and insurance trust funds. Illinois and New York collected more in miscellaneous revenue than in service charges, but for both states, the shares of these sources appear equal because of rounding.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau's 2022 Annual Survey of State Government Finances

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Projects: State Fiscal Health
Topics: Fiscal & Economic Policy & U.S. State Policy
Tags: State data
Experts: Melissa Maynard
Places: United States
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