State checkbook

Revenue

What this part of state government paid out, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid.1 What the agency does

$2.24B
paid out, FY26
$117.1M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (5%)2
$32.9M
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$2.24B
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY27 so far$427.4M$21.5M$4.5M
FY26$2.24B$117.1M$32.9M
FY25$2.19B$123.6M$23.9M
FY24$1.80B$28.5M$23.8M
FY23$1.90B$32.7M$7.8M
FY22$1.93B$33.2M$11.4M
FY21$1.68B$27.3M$5.6M
FY20$1.51B$24.8M$9.2M
FY19$1.42B$24.7M$8.7M
FY18$1.33B$22.4M$11.6M
FY17$1.35B$24.1M$7.3M
FY16$1.33B$24.1M$4.3M
FY15$1.17B$25.9M$3.8M
FY14$963.8M$28.1M$4.2M

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 so far
Refunds-Local Option$1.24B$1.24B$1.25B$1.31B$240.9M
Refunds-Other$281.1M$291.4M$365.7M$230.4M$30.9M
State Aid$314.9M$207.4M$214.6M$346.5M$92.2M
Inventory$0$0$287.5M$276.4M$57.0M
Refunds-Sales Tax$33.8M$34.6M$34.9M$35.6M$0
Intra-State Transfers$0$0$0$0$0
IT Outside Services$17.1M$17.6M$19.8M$13.9M$2.6M
Outside Services$4.7M$3.6M$11.7M$11.7M$2.0M
IT Equipment & Software$2.1M$3.9M$4.9M$4.7M$392K
Equipment$0$0$3.8M$4.2M$799K
Prof & Scientific Services$603K$888K$437K$726K$122K
Rentals$174K$180K$198K$209K$43K
Printing & Binding$202K$239K$170K$182K$1,028
Postage$193K$42K$17K$19K$1,567
Office Supplies$145K$155K$180K$206K$68K

The 15 biggest of 34 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY26

  1. Des Moines City of$76.2M 3%
  2. Cedar Rapids City of$57.6M 3%
  3. Diageo Americas Inc$56.1M 3%
  4. Sazerac Company Inc$50.8M 2%
  5. Polk County$49.6M 2%
  6. Des Moines Independent Community Schools$43.4M 2%
  7. Linn County$34.6M 2%
  8. Cedar Rapids CSD$30.9M 1%
  9. Davenport City of$28.2M 1%
  10. Scott County$24.8M 1%
  11. Dubuque City of$23.9M 1%
  12. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$22.5M 1%
  13. Sioux City City of$22.1M 1%
  14. West Des Moines City of$21.9M 1%
  15. Fifth Generation Distilled Spirits Inc$20.7M 1%
  16. Council Bluffs City of$20.5M 1%
  17. Iowa City CSD$20.5M 1%
  18. Black Hawk County$19.7M 1%
  19. Waukee Comm Sch Dist$19.7M 1%
  20. Davenport Comm Sch Dist$19.1M 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Polk Co Treasurer$634.8M
  2. Des Moines City of$558.1M
  3. Cedar Rapids City of$528.8M
  4. Des Moines Independent Community Schools$464.9M
  5. Davenport City of$303.8M
  6. Cedar Rapids CSD$260.2M
  7. Scott Co Treasurer$240.5M
  8. Dubuque City of$238.5M
  9. Sioux City City of$237.4M
  10. Polk County$220.1M
  11. Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$217.5M
  12. Davenport Comm Sch Dist$216.4M
  13. Council Bluffs City of$216.4M
  14. Iowa City CSD$205.3M
  15. Waterloo City of$175.9M

Payments to individuals and others

One total each year for payees not named here. The last column also counts transfers and other entries the state lists under RESTRICTED payees.4

YearIndividuals and othersShareListed as RESTRICTED
FY27 so far$21.5M5%$4.4M
FY26$117.1M5%$32.6M
FY25$123.6M6%$23.7M
FY24$28.5M2%$23.6M
FY23$32.7M2%$7.6M
FY22$33.2M2%$11.2M
FY21$27.3M2%$5.5M
FY20$24.8M2%$9.0M
FY19$24.7M2%$8.5M
FY18$22.4M2%$11.5M
FY17$24.1M2%$7.1M
FY16$24.1M2%$4.2M
FY15$25.9M2%$3.7M
FY14$28.1M3%$4.0M