Compare Mississippi to: United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2010
	MS	US
Facing a Budget Gap?	Yes	48+DC Yes
Gap Before Budget Adopted (in millions)	$480	$158,500
Additional Mid-Year Gap (in millions)	$437	$33,700
FY2010 Total Gap (in millions)	$917	$192,200
Total Gap as % of FY2010 General Fund Budget	19.3%	29.2%

Notes/Sources(show)

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.