County Commons · Arizona

Arizona: 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 15 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.

7,582,384 people (2024 Census estimate, +5.5% since 2020) · 15 counties

The state's money — Arizona state government, fiscal 2023

The state government took in $60.9 billion and spent $60.6 billion · $7,998 per resident. It owed $6.6 billion in debt at year's end.

Of every $100 it spends

Public welfare$46.90 · $28.4 billion
Education$31.66 · $19.2 billion
Other and unallocable$7.53 · $4.6 billion
Highways$4.73 · $2.9 billion
Correction$2.70 · $1.6 billion
Governmental administration$2.33 · $1.4 billion
Health$1.60 · $967.2 million
Police protection$0.90 · $548.5 million
Natural resources$0.82 · $496.5 million
Interest on general debt$0.47 · $283.4 million
Parks and recreation$0.37 · $223.1 million
Hospitals$0.00 · $0.2 million

✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $60.6 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$23.4 billion
General sales tax$12.5 billion
Individual income tax$4.8 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$2.4 billion
Corporate income tax$1.5 billion
Property tax (state share)$1.3 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$681.7 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$190.8 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$29.9 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$4 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.6 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$6.3 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.

State government — official sites

Official state website: az.gov
Governor: Katie Hobbs

Source: USA.gov state government directory.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-07 to 2026-10-30. Last day to request a ballot by mail: 2026-10-23. Last suggested day to mail your ballot back: 2026-10-27. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Arizona Secretary of State, Sept. 4, 2026 · Arizona Secretary of State — 2025–2026 master elections calendar (PDF) · Arizona Secretary of State — election calendar

Every county in Arizona — 15

Every state