Public Accountability Report
Ranking Illinois' Efforts: Expenditures by Program Area
(Appropriated Spending in Millions)
| Program Area | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 % of Budget |
2024 % of Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Services | $ 54,865.2 | $ 51,309.7 | 43.5% | 42.4% |
| Government Services | $ 37,264.1 | $ 35,958.3 | 29.5% | 29.7% |
| Education | $ 17,301.0 | $ 17,990.5 | 13.7% | 14.9% |
| Elementary and Secondary Education | $ 14,529.9 | $ 15,141.1 | 11.5% | 12.5% |
| Higher Education | $ 2,771.1 | $ 2,849.4 | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Infrastructure and Economic Development | $ 11,130.4 | $ 10,063.7 | 8.8% | 8.3% |
| Infrastructure | $ 8,396.8 | $ 7,548.6 | 6.7% | 6.2% |
| Economic Development | $ 2,733.6 | $ 2,515.0 | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Public Safety | $ 3,680.0 | $ 4,103.2 | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Environment and Business Regulation | $ 1,905.8 | $ 1,635.3 | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Environment | $ 1,544.4 | $ 1,295.2 | 1.2% | 1.1% |
| Business Regulation | $ 361.4 | $ 340.1 | 0.3% | 0.3% | Totals | $ 126,146.4 | $ 121,060.6 | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Amounts may not sum to total due to rounding.
