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Ranking Illinois' Efforts: Expenditures by Program Area
(Appropriated Spending in Millions)
Program Area 2024 2023 2024
% of Budget
2023
% of Budget
Human Services $ 51,309.7 $ 47,193.5 42.4% 39.3%
Government Services $ 35,958.3 $ 39,818.5 29.7% 33.1%
Education $ 17,990.5 $ 17,243.1 14.9% 14.3%
Elementary and Secondary Education $ 15,141.1 $ 14,693.8 12.5% 12.2%
Higher Education $ 2,849.4 $ 2,549.3 2.4% 2.1%
Infrastructure and Economic Development $ 10,063.7 $ 11,078.3 8.3% 9.2%
Infrastructure $ 7,548.6 $ 6,866.9 6.2% 5.7%
Economic Development $ 2,515.0 $ 4,211.4 2.1% 3.5%
Public Safety $ 4,103.2 $ 3,613.5 3.4% 3.0%
Environment and Business Regulation $ 1,635.3 $ 1,279.6 1.4% 1.1%
Environment $ 1,295.2 $ 997.7 1.1% 0.8%
Business Regulation $ 340.1 $ 281.9 0.3% 0.2%
Totals $ 121,060.6 $ 120,226.5 100.0% 100.0%

Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding.

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