County Commons · Alabama
Alabama: state government and every county
The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 67 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
5,157,699 people (2024 Census estimate, +2.5% since 2020) · 67 counties
The state's money — Alabama state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $44.9 billion and spent $41.3 billion · $8,015 per resident. It owed $6.2 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Education$42.87 · $17.5 billion
Public welfare$24.84 · $10.1 billion
Hospitals$12.33 · $5 billion
Other and unallocable$6.41 · $2.6 billion
Highways$4.56 · $1.9 billion
Governmental administration$2.36 · $962 million
Health$2.21 · $902.3 million
Correction$2.08 · $850.7 million
Natural resources$0.82 · $336.1 million
Interest on general debt$0.80 · $327 million
Police protection$0.59 · $240.7 million
Parks and recreation$0.13 · $54.9 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $40.9 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.
Where its money comes from
Taxes$16.7 billion
Individual income tax$5.9 billion
General sales tax$4.6 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$3.3 billion
Corporate income tax$1.6 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$624.7 million
Property tax (state share)$553.8 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$111.8 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$17.9 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$7.3 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$2.5 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$4.2 billion
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.