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State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2010

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 Facing a Budget Gap?Gap Before Budget Adopted (in millions)Additional Mid-Year Gap (in millions)FY2010 Total Gap (in millions)Total Gap as % of FY2010 General Fund Budget
United States48+DC Yes$158,500$33,700$192,20029.2%
AlabamaYes$1,200$400$1,60023.7%
AlaskaYes$1,300$0$1,30028.9%
ArizonaYes$3,200$1,900$5,10065.0%
ArkansasYes$146$247$3959.1%
CaliforniaYes$45,500$17,9001$45,50052.8%
ColoradoYes$1,000$600$1,60023.8%
ConnecticutYes$4,200$513$4,70027.0%
DelawareYes$557$0$55718.2%
District of ColumbiaYes$650$167$81713.0%
FloridaYes$5,900$147$6,00028.5%
GeorgiaYes$3,100$1,400$4,50028.8%
HawaiiYes$682$533$1,20025.2%
IdahoYes$411$151$56222.4%
IllinoisYes$9,300$5,000$14,30043.7%
IndianaYes$1,100$309$1,40010.6%
IowaYes$779$533$1,30022.6%
KansasYes$1,400$459$1,80033.9%
KentuckyYes$0$1,200$1,20014.5%
LouisianaYes$1,800$777$2,50027.8%
MaineYes$640$209$84928.0%
MarylandYes$1,900$936$2,80020.3%
MassachusettsYes$5,000$600$5,60020.4%
MichiganYes$2,800$454$3,30015.8%
MinnesotaYes$3,200$209$3,40022.7%
MississippiYes$480$437$91719.3%
MissouriYes$780$931$1,70022.7%
MontanaNoNANANANA
NebraskaYes$150$155$3059.2%
NevadaYes$1,200$384$1,50046.8%
New HampshireYes$250$180$43028.6%
New JerseyYes$8,800$2,200$11,00040.0%
New MexicoYes$345$650$99518.2%
New YorkYes$17,900$3,200$21,00038.8%
North CarolinaYes$4,600$391$5,00026.2%
North DakotaNoNANANANA
OhioYes$3,300$296$3,60013.9%
OklahomaYes$777$864$1,60028.4%
OregonYes2$4,200$0$4,20032.4%
PennsylvaniaYes$4,800$1,100$5,90023.6%
Rhode IslandYes$590$400$99034.8%
South CarolinaYes$725$439$1,20021.5%
South DakotaYes$32$16$484.3%
TennesseeYes$1,000$170$1,20012.1%
TexasYes$3,500$0$3,50010.7%
UtahYes$721$279$1,00022.1%
VermontYes$278$28$30628.3%
VirginiaYes$1,800$1,800$3,60024.1%
WashingtonYes2$3,400$2,800$6,20027.9%
West VirginiaYes$184$120$3048.2%
WisconsinYes$3,200$0$3,20023.7%
WyomingYes$0$32$321.8%
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Notes: 

Data are as of July 15, 2010.

This table describes which states faced shortfalls or budget gaps where revenues fell short of the amount needed to fund current services for state fiscal year 2010. The additional mid-year gap represents shortfalls that states faced in addition to the pre-budget shortfalls faced at the time states adopted their SFY2010 budgets.

Sources: 

"Recession Continues to Batter State Budgets; State Responses Could Slow Recovery," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, July 15, 2010. Available at: http://www.cbpp.org/9-8-08sfp.htm.

Definitions: 

NA: Not Applicable.

Footnotes: 
  1. California's mid-year gap is for SFY2011; please see State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2011 for further details.
  2. Oregon and Washington have two-year budgets. For Oregon, the size of the combined shortfall before budget adoption for FY10 and FY11 is shown here. For Washington, the mid-year gap shown is the projected gap for the two years ending in FY11.


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