County Commons · Maine
Maine: 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 16 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.
1,405,012 people (2024 Census estimate, +3.0% since 2020) · 16 counties
The state's money — Maine state government, fiscal 2023
The state government took in $13.6 billion and spent $13.4 billion · $9,528 per resident. It owed $5 billion in debt at year's end.
Of every $100 it spends
Public welfare$42.45 · $5.6 billion
Education$24.45 · $3.2 billion
Other and unallocable$13.02 · $1.7 billion
Highways$6.78 · $894.2 million
Governmental administration$3.87 · $510.5 million
Health$2.26 · $298.2 million
Natural resources$2.25 · $296.7 million
Correction$1.56 · $206 million
Interest on general debt$1.49 · $196.1 million
Police protection$0.94 · $123.3 million
Hospitals$0.84 · $110.1 million
Parks and recreation$0.09 · $11.7 million
✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $13.2 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$6.4 billion
Individual income tax$2.5 billion
General sales tax$2.3 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$797.5 million
Corporate income tax$451.2 million
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$319.3 million
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$82.1 million
Property tax (state share)$43.9 million
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$5.4 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$981.3 million
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$568.8 million
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$1.3 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.