State checkbook

Treasurer of State

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

$718.3M
paid out, FY16
$31.6M
of it to individuals and others, unnamed (4%)2
$67.9M
more in transfers between state accounts3

Year by year

Payments by fiscal year, not counting transfers.

$945.9M
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YearPaidIndividuals and othersTransfers
FY27 so far$217.5M$13.6M$18K
FY26$945.9M$51.9M$25K
FY25$924.8M$42.2M$83K
FY24$893.8M$43.5M$21.1M
FY23$855.0M$41.3M$44.4M
FY22$822.1M$39.0M$44.4M
FY21$865.7M$35.9M$51.5M
FY20$805.7M$44.0M$61.1M
FY19$764.8M$31.3M$69.7M
FY18$729.6M$30.8M$69.8M
FY17$750.1M$30.5M$69.4M
FY16$718.3M$31.6M$67.9M
FY15$617.8M$29.0M$67.2M
FY14$638.5M$27.0M$66.7M

Kinds of spending over time

The biggest kinds of spending by fiscal year.

KindFY23FY24FY25FY26FY27 so far
Refunds-Other$816.2M$836.0M$846.1M$862.5M$166.2M
Securities$14.7M$38.5M$59.0M$59.0M$44.3M
Claims$11.0M$8.6M$7.1M$9.0M$2.3M
State Aid$5.0M$5.1M$5.1M$5.1M$2.1M
Other Expenses & Obligations$3.5M$3.3M$3.6M$4.1M$66K
Prof & Scientific Services$2.7M$1.7M$3.2M$5.1M$1.9M
Outside Services$1.5M$105K$192K$664K$448K
Soil & Water Protection$0$0$0$0$0
Advertising & Publicity$106K$147K$116K$58K$17K
IT Equipment & Software$90K$196K$257K$351K$8,211
Office Supplies$56K$56K$64K$70K$222K
IT Outside Services$104K$60K$57K$22K$1,518
Out of State Travel$20K$17K$22K$37K$7,016
Office Equipment$8,830$31K$12K$2,700$0
Postage$1,865$1,425$451$121$0

The 15 biggest of 24 kinds.

Organizations paid the most, FY16

  1. Des Moines City of$25.0M 3%
  2. Cedar Rapids City of$15.5M 2%
  3. Wells Fargo Bank Na-Prison Infrastructure Fund$13.3M 2%
  4. Davenport City of$12.2M 2%
  5. Sioux City City of$10.1M 1%
  6. Waterloo City of$8.4M 1%
  7. Iowa City City of$8.3M 1%
  8. Council Bluffs City of$7.6M 1%
  9. West Des Moines City of$7.4M 1%
  10. Ames City of$7.2M 1%
  11. Pottawattamie Co Treasur$7.1M 1%
  12. Dubuque City of$7.1M 1%
  13. Linn Co Treasurer$7.0M 1%
  14. Polk County Treasurer$6.6M 1%
  15. Kossuth Co Treasurer$6.3M 1%
  16. Ankeny City of$6.2M 1%
  17. Johnson County Treasurer$5.9M 1%
  18. Woodbury Co Treasurer$5.9M 1%
  19. Sioux Co Treasurer$5.9M 1%
  20. Jasper Co Treasurer$5.4M 1%

Organizations paid the most, all years

  1. Des Moines City of$359.1M
  2. Cedar Rapids City of$232.8M
  3. Davenport City of$172.6M
  4. Computershare Trust Co Na-Revenue Bonds Debt Service Fund$158.4M
  5. Sioux City City of$144.1M
  6. Iowa City City of$122.3M
  7. Waterloo City of$116.6M
  8. Wells Fargo Bank Na-Prison Infrastructure Fund$114.3M
  9. West Des Moines City of$111.2M
  10. Council Bluffs City of$107.2M
  11. Ames City of$106.5M
  12. Ankeny City of$102.6M
  13. Dubuque City of$100.4M
  14. Johnson County Treasurer$85.1M
  15. Urbandale City of$73.9M

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$13.6M6%–
FY26$51.9M5%$1,494
FY25$42.2M5%–
FY24$43.5M5%–
FY23$41.3M5%–
FY22$39.0M5%$27
FY21$35.9M4%–
FY20$44.0M5%–
FY19$31.3M4%–
FY18$30.8M4%–
FY17$30.5M4%–
FY16$31.6M4%–
FY15$29.0M5%–
FY14$27.0M4%–