Delaware SpendingThe Desk / Budget · FY2023
What Delaware planned to spend in FY2023.
The appropriated budget: $6.27 billion in planned expenses and 34,170 authorized positions. Compare it against the actual checkbook, which also includes federal funds, special funds and pass-through money.
Appropriated budget
$6.27B
Authorized positions
34,170
Largest appropriation
$2.54B
Personnel Costs
Expense Budget by Year (appropriations)
Budget by Department
Budget by Fund
GF$5.10B · 81.3%
ASF$802.7M · 12.8%
TTF$369.5M · 5.9%
Largest Appropriations in FY2023
| # | Appropriation | Budgeted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Personnel Costs | $2,535,172,400 |
| 2 | Medicaid | $808,984,900 |
| 3 | Contractual Services | $350,393,700 |
| 4 | Debt Service | $233,868,300 |
| 5 | Public School Transportation | $156,214,700 |
| 6 | Operations | $136,585,100 |
| 7 | Salary/OEC Contingency | $123,717,700 |
| 8 | Division III Equalization | $104,016,900 |
| 9 | Debt Service - Transportation Trust Fund | $80,469,200 |
| 10 | Medical Services | $78,973,600 |
| 11 | Transit Operations | $78,475,500 |
| 12 | Debt Svc. - Local Schools | $73,400,000 |
| 13 | Child Care | $66,581,900 |
| 14 | Purchase of Community Services | $64,913,300 |
| 15 | Supplies and Materials | $59,678,200 |
| 16 | Appropriated Special Funds | $55,000,000 |
| 17 | Academic Excellence Block Grant | $50,258,100 |
| 18 | Escheat | $48,311,200 |
| 19 | Opportunity Funding | $38,000,000 |
| 20 | Child Welfare/Contractual Services | $36,518,100 |
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