Iowa Spending Tracker
Iowa reported $29.61B in general expenditures for Census FY2024. The largest functions were public welfare, education, hospitals. This tracker shows reported financial activity, separately from permission to spend in an enacted budget.
$29,605,992,000 · Census FY2024 · State government only
General expenditures include direct spending and transfers to other governments. They exclude utilities, liquor-store expenditure and insurance-trust payments.
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General expenditure ledger
| Function | Reported dollars | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public welfare | $10,463,070,000 | 35.3% |
| Education | $8,782,004,000 | 29.7% |
| Hospitals | $3,718,825,000 | 12.6% |
| Highways | $2,683,906,000 | 9.1% |
| Other and unallocable | $685,737,000 | 2.3% |
| Natural resources | $522,234,000 | 1.8% |
| Health | $407,257,000 | 1.4% |
| Corrections | $374,362,000 | 1.3% |
| Judicial and legal services | $368,794,000 | 1.2% |
| Financial administration | $364,709,000 | 1.2% |
| Interest on general debt | $274,701,000 | 0.9% |
| Housing and community development | $237,364,000 | 0.8% |
| Government administration and buildings | $197,287,000 | 0.7% |
| Police protection | $170,653,000 | 0.6% |
| General local government support | $168,312,000 | 0.6% |
| Protective inspection and regulation | $104,852,000 | 0.4% |
| Air transportation | $37,978,000 | 0.1% |
| Parks and recreation | $25,914,000 | 0.1% |
| Libraries | $8,900,000 | 0.0% |
| Solid waste management | $5,146,000 | 0.0% |
| Veterans' services | $2,769,000 | 0.0% |
| Sewerage | $1,218,000 | 0.0% |
| Miscellaneous commercial activities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Parking facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Sea and inland port facilities | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total general expenditures | $29,605,992,000 | 100.0% |
The function groups sum exactly to Census aggregate SF0133 before rounding. Some categories include transfers to local governments; they are not all payments to contractors.
Other reported expenditure measures
SF0132 equals general expenditures plus utilities and liquor stores. Insurance-trust expenditure is separately reported and excluded from both SF0132 and the general-expenditure headline. These measures are displayed to explain coverage; they are not an enacted all-funds budget.
General revenue sources
| Revenue category | Reported dollars |
|---|---|
| Federal intergovernmental revenue | $10,399,865,000 |
| Local intergovernmental revenue | $45,559,000 |
| Taxes | $12,741,980,000 |
| Current charges | $5,614,852,000 |
| Miscellaneous general revenue | $3,072,264,000 |
| Total general revenue · SF0002 | $31,874,520,000 |
Revenue sources are not an appropriation-by-fund chart and do not trace a particular revenue dollar to a particular spending function. Federal transfers received here should not be added again as federal awards to construct a combined spending total.
Official budget documents
Iowa Department of Management ↗
Use enacted or approved documents for spending authority. Budget-office resources can also contain proposals, recommendations and amendments; their status and fiscal period must be checked before comparing a figure with this expenditure ledger.
Inspect the budget-resource source notesQuestions about this tracker
How much did Iowa state government spend?
The Census FY2024 general-expenditure measure is $29,605,992,000. This excludes utilities, liquor stores and insurance-trust expenditures; the separate measures above show those coverage differences.
Is this the latest enacted budget?
No. This is the latest fiscal year in the retrieved Census state-finance bulk release: FY2024. An enacted budget authorizes spending and requires a separate official state budget source.
Does a large spending category prove fraud?
No. These are accounting records, not audit findings, recipient payment records or evidence of misconduct. Check a specific claim against an audit, contract, payment or documented outcome.
Can I compare two states directly?
You can compare the same Census measure and year, but total dollars do not adjust for population, prices or which level of government provides a service. Transfers and local spending need careful treatment.
Published sources and reproducibility
- Census State Government Finances table · FY2024
- Official Census bulk download · source amounts are thousands of dollars; downloads here normalize them to dollars.
- FY2024 Census methodology and fiscal-period scope
- Source files, hashes and normalization notes
How to read an audit finding · Compare all 50 state governments
Automated data processing and AI-assisted explanatory writing are disclosed. Follow the primary sources to verify each measure. A spending total or missing record does not establish fraud.