State Budget Shortfalls - Kaiser State Health Facts

State Budget Shortfalls, SFY2009

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	Facing a Budget Gap?	Gap Before Budget Adopted (in millions)	Additional Mid-Year Gap (in millions)	Additional Gap as % of FY2009 General Fund	Total Gap (in millions)	Total Gap as % of FY2009 General Fund

United States	44+DC	$47,600	$59,900	9.2%	$107,900	16.1%

Alabama	Yes	$784	$1,100	12.7%	$1,800	22.2%
Alaska	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$360	6.8%	$360	6.8%
Arizona	Yes¹	$1,900	$1,600	15.9%	$3,500	34.8%
Arkansas	Yes	$107	No mid-year gap	NA	$107	2.4%
California	Yes	$22,200	$13,700	13.6%	$35,900	35.5%
Colorado	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$859	11.0%	$859	11.1%
Connecticut	Yes	$150	$1,900	11.3%	$2,100	12.2%
Delaware	Yes	$217	$226	6.2%	$443	12.2%
District of Columbia	Yes	$96	$393	6.3%	$489	7.8%
Florida	Yes	$3,400	$2,300	9.0%	$5,700	22.2%
Georgia	Yes¹	$245	$2,200	10.3%	$2,400	11.5%
Hawaii	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$232	4.0%	$232	4.0%
Idaho	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$217	7.4%	$217	7.4%
Illinois	Yes	$1,800	$4,300	15.1%	$6,100	21.4%
Indiana	Yes	NA	$1,100	8.0%	$1,100	8.0%
Iowa	Yes	$350	$134	2.1%	$484	7.6%
Kansas	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$185	2.9%	$185	2.9%
Kentucky	Yes	$266	$456	4.9%	$722	7.8%
Louisiana	Yes	NA	$341	3.7%	$341	3.7%
Maine	Yes	$124	$140	4.6%	$265	8.6%
Maryland	Yes	$808	$691	4.6%	$1,500	10.0%
Massachusetts	Yes	$1,200	$4,000	14.2%	$5,200	18.5%
Michigan	Yes	$472	$1,500	6.5%	$2,000	8.5%
Minnesota	Yes	$935	$654	3.8%	$1,600	9.2%
Mississippi	Yes¹	$90	$363	7.1%	$453	8.9%
Missouri	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$542	6.0%	$542	6.0%
Montana	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Nebraska	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Nevada	Yes	$898	$561	7.7%	$1,600	19.9%
New Hampshire	Yes	$200	$50	1.6%	$250	8.0%
New Jersey	Yes¹	$2,500	$3,600	11.1%	$6,100	18.8%
New Mexico	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$454	7.5%	$454	7.5%
New York	Yes	$4,900	$2,500	4.5%	$7,400	13.2%
North Carolina	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$3,200	14.9%	$3,200	14.9%
North Dakota	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Ohio	Yes¹	$733	$3,200	4.2%	$1,900	6.8%
Oklahoma	Yes	$114	No mid-year gap	NA	$114	1.7%
Oregon	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$442	6.6%	$442	6.6%
Pennsylvania	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$1,900	7.0%	$1,900	7.0%
Rhode Island	Yes	$430	$372	11.4%	$802	24.5%
South Carolina	Yes	$250	$871	12.7%	$1,100	16.3%
South Dakota	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$27	2.2%	$27	2.2%
Tennessee	Yes¹	$468	$1,000	9.2%	$1,500	13.4%
Texas	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Utah	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$620	10.4%	$620	10.4%
Vermont	Yes	$59	$82	6.7%	$141	11.6%
Virginia	Yes	$1,200	$1,100	6.7%	$2,300	13.8%
Washington	Yes	No pre-existing gap	$1,300	8.5%	$1,300	8.5%
West Virginia	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Wisconsin	Yes	$652	$1,000	7.1%	$1,700	11.7%
Wyoming	No	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA

Notes:	This table describes which states are facing shortfalls or budget gaps where revenues will fall short of the amount needed to fund current services for state fiscal year 2009. The additional mid-year gap represents shortfalls that states are facing in addition to the shortfalls faced at the time states adopted their SFY2009 budgets. Data are as of May 13, 2009.
Sources:	"State Budget Troubles Worsen," Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, May 13, 2009. Available at: http://www.cbpp.org/9-8-08sfp.htm
Definitions:	NA: Not applicable.
Footnotes:	Only the low end of the estimated FY09 gap for these states ones that provided a range of estimates is shown in this table. For more detail see source.

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