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Department of Corrections

Delaware state department spending profile · FY2018–FY2026 on the state checkbook

Spending FY2026
$514.5M
3.0% of the checkbook
Total FY2018–26
$3.74B
352,938 payments
Largest vendor
Employee Compensation
$1.67B
Primary fund
GENERAL
97% of spending

Spending by Fiscal Year

$333.0MFY2018$364.7MFY2019$375.9MFY2020$384.4MFY2021$408.8MFY2022$416.6MFY2023$449.3MFY2024$490.6MFY2025$514.5MFY2026

By Fund Type

GENERAL$3.61B · 96.7%
SPECIAL$73.2M · 2.0%
CAPITAL$27.6M · 0.7%
FEDERAL$23.2M · 0.6%

Top Spending Categories

SALARIES/WAGES-EMPLOYEES$1.19BMEDICAL SERVICES$718.2MOVERTIME SALARIES$357.8MPENSIONS/EMPLOYER'S SHARE$343.6MHEALTH INS/EMPLOYERS' SH$309.9MEMPLYR SH/SOCIAL SECURITY$99.8MFOOD$68.8MOPERATING SUPPLIES$37.8M

Top Vendors (all years)

#VendorPaidChecks
1Employee Compensation
$1,673,537,724
32,768
2Other Employment Costs Benefits
$803,711,947
38,208
3Div of Accounting
$224,195,173
181,737
4Centurion of Delaware LLC
$224,180,602
103
5Vitalcore Health Strategies LLC
$203,998,841
96
6Connections Community Support Programs
$163,795,400
229
7Correct RX Pharmacy Services
$113,118,623
363
8Delmarva Power
$29,880,841
3,424
9Cnt Infotech Corp.
$25,990,130
415
10PA Department of Corrections
$25,269,120
32
About Department of Corrections's spending

In FY2026, Department of Corrections issued $514.5 million in payments — 3.0% of Delaware's entire checkbook. Between FY2018 and FY2026, the department's payments totaled $3.74 billion. Its largest vendor was Employee Compensation at $1.67 billion. Most of its money flows through the GENERAL fund type (97%). Annual payments grew 55% between FY2018 and FY2026.

Data: State of Delaware Checkbook, FY2018–present · see how this department compares on the checkbook explorer
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