County Commons · Louisiana
Louisiana: 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 64 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
4,597,740 people (2024 Census estimate, −1.2% since 2020) · 64 counties
The state's money — Louisiana state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $44.4 billion and spent $43.8 billion · $9,527 per resident. It owed $16.1 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$40.13 · $17.6 billion
Education$30.15 · $13.2 billion
Other and unallocable$11.67 · $5.1 billion
Highways$4.71 · $2.1 billion
Governmental administration$2.52 · $1.1 billion
Natural resources$2.47 · $1.1 billion
Correction$2.22 · $971.3 million
Health$1.72 · $752.9 million
Interest on general debt$1.32 · $577.1 million
Hospitals$1.16 · $507.8 million
Police protection$1.09 · $478.3 million
Parks and recreation$0.85 · $370.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $43.8 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$15.5 billion
General sales tax$4.8 billion
Individual income tax$4.7 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$3.1 billion
Corporate income tax$1.2 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$842 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$714.9 million
Property tax (state share)$98.4 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$22.9 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$2.4 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$3.6 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$6.9 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.