State budget
State checkbook
What state agencies paid out, added up by agency, by kind of spending and by the organizations paid. From the state’s own checkbook, FY14 to FY26.1 The state budget · The source data
$10.20B
paid to vendors and others, FY17$8.94B
to organizations we can name (88%)$1.26B
to individuals and others, unnamed (12%)2$7.34B
more in transfers between state accounts3Year by year
Payments to vendors and others by fiscal year, not counting transfers.
$17.02B
Show the numbers
| Year | Paid | Individuals and others | Transfers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY26 | $17.02B | $1.24B | $9.20B |
| FY25 | $13.40B | $1.24B | $12.41B |
| FY24 | $13.10B | $1.17B | $11.38B |
| FY23 | $13.05B | $1.19B | $9.89B |
| FY22 | $13.68B | $1.57B | $8.57B |
| FY21 | $12.46B | $1.36B | $8.64B |
| FY20 | $11.09B | $1.18B | $8.87B |
| FY19 | $11.25B | $1.27B | $6.91B |
| FY18 | $10.34B | $1.34B | $7.32B |
| FY17 | $10.20B | $1.26B | $7.34B |
| FY16 | $10.24B | $1.43B | $7.59B |
| FY15 | $9.87B | $1.53B | $7.50B |
| FY14 | $9.42B | $1.61B | $6.83B |
By agency, FY17
Every agency
By kind of spending, FY17
The state’s expense categories. “Aid to individuals” and “State aid” are money passed on to people, schools and local governments.
Organizations paid the most, FY17
- Des Moines Independent Community Schools$313.4M 3%
- Cedar Rapids CSD$140.0M 1%
- Sioux City Comm Sch Dist$139.6M 1%
- Davenport Comm Sch Dist$134.5M 1%
- Waterloo Comm Sch Dist$96.2M 1%
- Hawkins Construction Co$89.8M 1%
- Area Education Agency 11$89.5M 1%
- Cedar Rapids City of$87.8M 1%
- Iowa City Comm Sch Dist$86.1M 1%
- Dubuque Comm Sch Dist$83.0M 1%
- Polk Co Treasurer$81.8M 1%
- Council Bluffs Comm Schl$78.0M 1%
- Ankeny Comm Sch Dist$73.5M 1%
- University of Iowa$73.5M 1%
- Peterson Contractors Inc$65.0M 1%
- Waukee Comm Sch Dist$60.3M 1%
- Ames Construction Inc$56.0M 1%
- West Des Moines Comm SD$54.5M 1%
- Southeast Polk Comm SD$54.4M 1%
- Des Moines City of$51.7M 1%
Share of all payments that year. Every agency’s payments added together.
Payments to individuals and others
In FY17, $1.26B (12% of payments) went to payees that aren’t named here: people, and payees whose names don’t show they’re an organization. The state also lists $447.2M of its transfers and other entries under RESTRICTED payees.4