Data Summaries, Table 4: California – History
Total state-controlled spending (shown in Table 4) is much higher than the sum of state taxes because of a large amount of federal intergovernmental funds coming to the state directly and indirectly for specific uses. For example, in the state’s 2023-24 budget, more than half of the Health and Human Services Agency spending comes from “other” sources for programs overseen by this Agency. Total federal funds that have been provided to the state in fiscal years 1982 through 2026 are shown in Table 4 along with funds from other state sources and spending totals. However, little information could be found about how federal funds are used, or this is included somewhere in agency funding summaries. So, the state’s General Fund Budget seems to cover only the administrative costs of dispersing billions of dollars of federal funds by state agencies.
Table 4: HISTORICAL DATA - STATE EXPENDITURES AND RESERVES 1/ (Funds in Millions) *
STATE
FISCAL
YEAR |
STATE
GENERAL
FUND 2/ |
STATE
SPECIAL
FUNDS |
STATE
TOTALS |
STATE
BOND
FUNDS |
STATE
BUDGET
TOTALS |
FEDERAL
FUNDS |
EXPENDITURE
TOTALS
INCLUDING
FEDERAL FUNDS |
STATE
SPECIAL FUND
FOR ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTIES |
| 1982-83 |
21,461.5 |
3180 |
24,641.5 |
398.5 |
25,040.0 |
12,254.7 |
37,294.7 |
-590.8 |
| 1983-84 |
22,575.2 |
3,527.4 |
26,102.6 |
399.9 |
26,502.5 |
12,454.3 |
38,956.8 |
427.6 |
| 1984-85 |
25,466.4 |
4,651.4 |
30,117.8 |
588.4 |
30,706.2 |
13,371.6 |
44,077.8 |
1,320.5 |
| 1985-86 |
28,570.9 |
5,190.3 |
33,761.2 |
945.1 |
34,706.3 |
14,280.3 |
48,986.6 |
435.6 |
| 1986-87 |
31,227.2 |
5,649.5 |
36,876.7 |
961.3 |
37,838.0 |
14,744.7 |
52,582.7 |
547.5 |
| 1987-88 |
32,751.8 |
6,013.7 |
38,765.5 |
1,302.6 |
40,068.1 |
14,950.2 |
55,018.3 |
3.6 |
| 1988-89 |
35,763.7 |
6,222.9 |
41,986.6 |
2,514.2 |
44,500.8 |
16,626.2 |
61,127.0 |
856.5 |
| 1989-90 |
39,455.9 |
7,872.4 |
47,328.3 |
1,265.9 |
48,594.2 |
18,658.5 |
67,252.7 |
41.2 |
| 1990-91 |
40,263.6 |
8,562.7 |
48,826.3 |
2,619.2 |
51,445.5 |
21,483.9 |
72,929.4 |
-1,715.2 |
| 1991-92 |
43,327.0 |
11,192.6 |
54,519.6 |
1,760.5 |
56,280.1 |
26,722.3 |
83,002.4 |
-2,962.5 |
| 1992-93 |
40,948.3 |
11,652.0 |
52,600.3 |
3,879.9 |
56,480.2 |
29,582.7 |
86,062.9 |
-2,831.3 |
| 1993-94 |
38,957.9 |
12,746.5 |
51,704.4 |
1,378.9 |
53,083.3 |
32,553.8 |
85,637.1 |
-281.3 |
| 1994-95 |
41,961.5 |
11,942.9 |
53,904.4 |
708.1 |
54,612.5 |
31,497.3 |
86,109.8 |
313.0 |
| 1995-96 |
45,393.1 |
12,540.6 |
57,933.7 |
1,936.7 |
59,870.4 |
30,339.6 |
90,210.0 |
234.6 |
| 1996-97 |
49,088.1 |
13,261.7 |
62,349.8 |
2,173.4 |
64,523.2 |
31,385.3 |
95,908.5 |
461.0 |
| 1997-98 |
52,874.4 |
14,201.8 |
67,076.2 |
1,451.9 |
68,528.1 |
31,648.7 |
100,176.8 |
2,594.6 |
| 1998-99 |
57,827.1 |
14,735.9 |
72,563.0 |
2,697.3 |
75,260.3 |
34,375.1 |
109,635.4 |
3116 |
| 1999-00 |
66,494.0 |
15,787.1 |
82,281.1 |
2583 |
84,864.1 |
37,303.3 |
122,167.4 |
8,665.5 |
| 2000-01 |
78,052.9 |
13,971.5 |
92,024.4 |
4,357.1 |
96,381.5 |
41,272.8 |
137,654.3 |
1,309.6 |
| 2001-02 |
76,751.7 |
19,448.1 |
96,199.8 |
3,020.2 |
99,220.0 |
46,622.6 |
145,842.6 |
-3,535.2 |
| 2002-03 |
77,482.1 |
18,282.0 |
95,764.1 |
11,014.5 |
106,778.6 |
54,732.6 |
161,511.2 |
678.6 |
| 2003-04 |
78,345.2 |
18,891.9 |
97,237.1 |
6,986.1 |
104,223.2 |
52,419.9 |
156,643.1 |
2,847.4 |
| 2004-05 |
79,804.0 |
22,191.7 |
101,995.7 |
5,595.5 |
107,591.2 |
52,121.7 |
159,712.9 |
9,112.3 |
| 2005-06 |
91,591.5 |
22,716.4 |
114,307.9 |
5,304.2 |
119,612.1 |
53,568.7 |
173,180.8 |
10,071.4 |
| 2006-07 |
101413 |
22,554.0 |
123967 |
6001 |
129968 |
52,935.1 |
182,903.1 |
3,014.8 3/ |
| 2007-08 |
102,985.7 |
26,673.8 |
129,659.5 |
8,405.3 |
138,064.8 |
56,211.3 |
194,276.1 |
1,296.3 4/ |
| 2008-09 |
90,940.4 |
23,843.8 |
114,784.2 |
7,601.8 |
122386 |
73,089.6 |
195,475.6 |
-7,391.4 5/ |
| 2009-10 |
87,236.7 |
23,514.0 |
110,750.7 |
6,250.2 |
117,000.9 |
89,088.2 |
206,089.1 |
-6,112.6 5/ |
| 2010-11 |
91,549.1 |
33,432.1 |
124,981.2 |
6000 |
130,981.2 |
84,764.3 |
215,745.5 |
-3,797.3 5/ |
| 2011-12 |
86,403.5 |
33,853.3 |
120,256.8 |
6,104.2 |
126361 |
73,062.8 |
199,423.8 |
-2,233.1 5/ |
| 2012-13 |
96,562.1 |
37,724.3 |
134,286.4 |
6,714.6 |
141001 |
70,431.4 |
211,432.4 |
1,572.9 5/ |
| 2013-14 |
100,005.2 |
38,311.4 |
138,316.6 |
4,493.7 |
142,810.3 |
72,583.3 |
215,393.6 |
4,619.0 5/ |
| 2014-15 |
113,447.7 |
41,701.7 |
155,149.4 |
5145 |
160,294.4 |
90,049.5 |
250,343.9 |
2,478.4 3/ |
| 2015-16 |
114,464.8 |
42,099.9 |
156,564.7 |
3644 |
160,208.7 |
90,690.3 |
250899 |
3,524.2 6/ |
| 2016-17 |
119,291.5 |
44,248.8 |
163,540.3 |
2,339.6 |
165,879.9 |
95,337.5 |
261,217.4 |
4,537.4 6/ |
| 2017-18 |
124,756.1 |
49,654.7 |
174,410.8 |
2,905.2 |
177316 |
92,351.8 |
269,667.8 |
10,034.6 6/ |
| 2018-19 |
140387 |
57,152.1 |
197,539.1 |
5,703.9 |
203243 |
97,202.2 |
300,445.2 |
8,104.8 6/ |
| 2019-20 |
146,285.3 |
55,086.3 |
201,371.6 |
6,718.4 |
208090 |
148996 |
357086 |
2,381.7 6/ |
| 2020-21 |
162,129.1 |
58,169.7 |
220,298.8 |
6,290.7 |
226,589.5 |
272294 |
498,883.5 |
34,057.7 6/ |
| 2021-22 |
216,784.8 |
45,256.8 |
262,041.6 |
8,652.7 |
270,694.3 |
171542 |
442,236.3 |
50,537.8 6/ |
| 2022-23 |
195,189.3 |
74,899.3 |
270,088.6 |
3,950.8 |
274,039.4 |
139,741.2 |
413,780.6 |
36,549.6 6/ |
| 2023-24 |
205,670.5 |
93,320.1 |
298,990.6 |
4,255.2 |
303,245.8 |
149,483.8 |
452,729.6 |
23,977.1 6/ |
| 2024-25 |
229,230.7 |
87,700.2 |
316,930.9 |
2,219.9 |
319,150.8 |
161,590.5 |
480,741.3 |
27,952.7 6/ |
| 2025-26 |
237,661.9 |
94,561.3 |
332,223.2 |
10,180.4 |
342,403.6 |
180,259.4 |
522663 |
25,453.2 6/ |
| 2026-27 |
248,330.1 |
93,655.5 |
341,985.6 |
6,947.9 |
348,933.5 |
190,146.2 |
539,079.7 |
4,508.3 6/ |
1/ Up through 2012-13, past year actuals as displayed in the January 10 Budget are not updated after being published in Governor's Budget. Beginning in 2013-14, the
past year actuals are updated at Budget Act.
2/ Adjusted for Health Care Deposit Fund (effective 7-1-84) and CSU fee revenue for 1984-85 through 1988-89.
3/ Includes revenue transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account pursuant to Proposition 58.
4/ In 2007-08, includes the transfer of $1,494 million from Budget Stabilization Account back to the General Fund under Control Section 35.60.
5/ Reflects the suspension of Proposition 58 transfer to the Budget Stabilization Account.
6/ Includes revenue transfer to or from the Budget Stabilization Account pursuant to Proposition 2 of 2014. The balance of the Budget Stabilization Account is not
included here.
* Reproduced from Chart B in Summary Schedules and Historical Charts, California Department of Finance, Official Website of the State of California
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