Nevada Budget Explorer — where Nevada's money goes

Where the money went

FY2026 spending by function, the broadest grouping of state government. Each block is sized by what it spent; select one to open it.

Health and Human Services$11.60B · 47%Education$8.13B · 33%Infrastructure$1.66B · 7%Public Safety$998M · 4%Commerce & Industry$815M · 3%

Health and Human Services$11.60B · 47%Education$8.13B · 33%

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Nevada spending by function, FY2026
Function	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Health and Human Services	$11.60 billionof $13.06 billion	$13.06 billion	89%	46.6%
Education	$8.13 billionof $9.88 billion	$9.88 billion	82%	32.6%
Infrastructure	$1.66 billionof $5.65 billion	$5.65 billion	29%	6.7%
Elected Officials	$1.04 billionof $2.61 billion	$2.61 billion	40%	4.2%
Public Safety	$998 millionof $1.12 billion	$1.12 billion	90%	4.0%
Commerce & Industry	$815 millionof $1.19 billion	$1.19 billion	68%	3.3%
Finance & Administration	$535 millionof $2.34 billion	$2.34 billion	23%	2.1%
Special Purpose Agencies	$125 millionof $181 million	$181 million	69%	0.5%

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Common questions

How much does Medicaid cost?$8.05 billion spent in FY2026 by Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX.Budget account 3243 · Nevada Health Authority
How much goes to K-12 schools?$5.64 billion spent in FY2026 by Pupil-Centered Funding Plan Account.Budget account 2609 · Department of Education
What do prisons cost?$498 million spent in FY2026 by Department of Corrections.Department · Public Safety
What does the state spend on universities?$1.45 billion spent in FY2026 by Nevada System of Higher Education.Department · Education
How much does the DMV spend?$222 million spent in FY2026 by Department of Motor Vehicles.Department · Public Safety
What about roads and highways?$1.23 billion spent in FY2026 by Department of Transportation.Department · Infrastructure

The largest budget accounts

A budget account is one program or office. Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX is the largest single budget account in the state: about $1 in every $3 of all state spending.

Nevada's ten largest budget accounts by FY2026 spending
Budget account	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Nevada Medicaid, Title XIX3243	$8.05 billionof $8.61 billion	$8.61 billion	94%	32.3%
Pupil-Centered Funding Plan Account2609	$5.64 billionof $6.39 billion	$6.39 billion	88%	22.7%
Transportation Administration4660	$734 millionof $1.02 billion	$1.02 billion	72%	2.9%
Public Employees' Benefits Program1338	$563 millionof $569 million	$569 million	99%	2.3%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas2987	$466 millionof $488 million	$488 million	96%	1.9%
Active Employees Group Insurance1390	$338 millionof $367 million	$367 million	92%	1.4%
University of Nevada, Reno2980	$317 millionof $335 million	$335 million	94%	1.3%
Administration3158	$286 millionof $336 million	$336 million	85%	1.1%
Treasurer - Bond Interest & Redemption1082	$261 millionof $271 million	$271 million	96%	1.0%
Account for State Special Education Services2619	$259 millionof $258 million	$258 million	100%	1.0%

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What the money bought

The same spending grouped by spending type: what was paid for, whoever paid. Internal transfers between state accounts are left out so dollars aren't counted twice.

Top spending types, FY2026
Spending type	Spent FY2026	Budget FY2026	% of budget spent	Share
Client and provider payments74	$8.55 billionof $9.03 billion	$9.03 billion	95%	34.3%
Aid to schools86	$6.75 billionof $8.13 billion	$8.13 billion	83%	27.1%
Cost allocations and university operations73	$1.51 billionof $105 million	$105 million	1437%	6.1%
Salaries51	$1.33 billionof $2.67 billion	$2.67 billion	50%	5.3%
Buildings, highways and construction81	$1.19 billionof $6.04 billion	$6.04 billion	20%	4.8%
Contracts and operating supplies70	$1.16 billionof $4.34 billion	$4.34 billion	27%	4.7%
Aid to individuals and non-profits87	$915 millionof $1.24 billion	$1.24 billion	74%	3.7%
Medical services, rent and utilities71	$755 millionof $830 million	$830 million	91%	3.0%

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How spending has changed

Nevada spent $7.4 billion in FY2006 and $24.9 billion in FY2026. These are dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation or population.

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Nevada spent and budget each fiscal year
Fiscal year	Spent	Budget
FY2006	$7.40 billion	Not available
FY2007	$7.76 billion	Not available
FY2008	$8.21 billion	Not available
FY2009	$8.59 billion	Not available
FY2010	$8.59 billion	$10.72 billion
FY2011	$8.82 billion	$10.64 billion
FY2012	$8.54 billion	$9.97 billion
FY2013	$8.53 billion	$10.10 billion
FY2014	$8.96 billion	$10.33 billion
FY2015	$10.17 billion	$12.06 billion
FY2016	$10.99 billion	$12.64 billion
FY2017	$11.80 billion	$14.13 billion
FY2018	$12.40 billion	$14.45 billion
FY2019	$12.79 billion	$14.77 billion
FY2020	$13.02 billion	$16.50 billion
FY2021	$12.62 billion	$21.57 billion
FY2022	$18.74 billion	$24.91 billion
FY2023	$19.47 billion	$27.99 billion
FY2024	$18.97 billion	$32.69 billion
FY2025	$24.84 billion	$37.08 billion
FY2026	$24.91 billion	$36.03 billion
FY2027	Year in progress	$31.52 billion

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Who pays for it

Where the money in the budget comes from, statewide. Money moved between state accounts and money carried over from last year is set apart so nothing is counted twice.

Of the $30.3 billion of new money behind the FY2026 budget, 42% is federal and 23% from the General Fund.

New money, FY2026: $30.3 billion

Federal funds$12.74 billion · 42%Fed Title XIX Receipts, Fed Railroad Safety Grant and 413 more
General Fund$6.90 billion · 23%General Fund Appropriation, Appropriation Control and 3 more
Property and school support taxes$4.37 billion · 14%School Support Tax, Property Tax and 5 more
Borrowing (bond proceeds)$1.58 billion · 5%Transfer of Bond Proceeds, Proceeds From Sale of Bonds and 4 more
Fees, licences and tuition$1.12 billion · 4%Registration Fees, University System Receipts and 226 more
Mining, lodging and other state taxes$914 million · 3%Ab 579 Transient Lodging Tax, MV Governmental Services Tax Commissions and 23 more
Medicaid rebates and provider taxes$856 million · 3%Drug Rebate, Mco Enhanced Rates and 7 more
Highway Fund$666 million · 2%Highway Fund Authorization, Sb48 Diesel Tax Sorey County and 1 more
Interim Finance allocations$130 million · 0.4%Transfer From Interim Finance
Everything else$1.06 billion · 3%Treasurer's Interest Distrib, County Reimbursements and 270 more

Not new money: $5.39 billion moved between state accounts (already counted where it started) and $5.03 billion carried over from last year. With them, total funding is $40.7 billion.

Of the total funding, $2.08 billion is held in reserve and $2.65 billion is paid on to other state accounts and counted there, so neither is part of the $36 billion budget. Funding is $9.61 million less than these add up to, because the state's funding and spending pages disagree for 7 budget accounts (largest: 3198 Dep Public Water System - Non-Exec, $2.87 million; 4152 CNR TAHOE LICENSE PLATES-Non-Exec, $2.51 million; 4748 Dmv-Admin of Ohv Titling & Reg Trust Acct-Non-Exec, $1.61 million).

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Funding sources by group and revenue ledger code, FY2026 budget
Group	Revenue ledger	Legislature approved	Current budget
Federal funds		$7.99 billion	$12.74 billion
FF	3511 Fed Title XIX Receipts	$5.08 billion	$6.21 billion
FF	3419 Fed Railroad Safety Grant	$0	$2.77 billion
FF	3401 Federal Aid	$608 million	$608 million
FF	3580 Federal Grant	$332 million	$338 million
FF	3500 Dept of Defense Funds	$42.7 million	$245 million
FF	3481 Title I Part a Basic Aid to Leas 84.010	$148 million	$168 million
FF	3527 National School Lunch Program 10.555	$138 million	$138 million
FF	3474 Fed Technology Related Assist	$96.8 million	$131 million
FF	3581 Federal Grant-A	$95.0 thousand	$122 million
FF	3501 Fed Title XXI Receipts	$111 million	$115 million
FF	3523 Special Education 84.027	$87.5 million	$92.9 million
FF	3583 Fed Child Care Discretionary	$79.3 million	$89.9 million
FF	3500 Federal Receipts	$38.9 million	$70.3 million
FF	3569 Fed Usda WIC Program	$57.0 million	$69.9 million
FF	3562 Federal Title Iv-E	$61.2 million	$68.3 million
FF	3580 Federal Grant -Wioa	$41.3 million	$53.7 million
FF	3531 Fed SNAP Administration 50/50	$50.1 million	$51.0 million
FF	3567 Fed TANF	$58.3 million	$50.0 million
FF	3533 Fed Child Support	$36.9 million	$48.1 million
FF	3478 NSLP School Breakfast Program 10.553	$46.7 million	$46.7 million
FF	3562 Fed - Title Iv-E	$43.0 million	$46.6 million
FF	3534 Fed Usda Food Stamp Nutrition	$0	$43.8 million
FF	3538 Fed Incentive Revenue	$49.0 million	$42.7 million
FF	3506 Opioid Response Grant Sor	$16.6 million	$37.5 million
FF	3442 Fed Section 110 Grant	$31.7 million	$32.3 million
	…and 390 smaller lines (all in the CSV)
General Fund		$6.09 billion	$6.90 billion
GF	2501 General Fund Appropriation	$5.16 billion	$5.86 billion
GF	2501 Appropriation Control	$934 million	$1.04 billion
GF	2515 Advances From General Fund	$0	$133 million
GF	2522 Supplemental Appropriations	$0	$1.26 million
GF	2517 Return General Fund Advance	$0	minus $133 million
Property and school support taxes		$4.17 billion	$4.37 billion
OF	3328 School Support Tax	$2.28 billion	$2.28 billion
OF	3340 Property Tax	$1.19 billion	$1.19 billion
OF	3330 Centrally Assessed Property TX	$412 million	$540 million
OF	3320 Real Property Taxes	$257 million	$258 million
OF	3339 Ab595 Property Tax	$0	$41.9 million
OF	3321 One Cent Ad Valorem Tax	$20.8 million	$34.5 million
OF	3056 Personal Property Taxes - B/A 1082 Only	$19.9 million	$26.4 million
Borrowing (bond proceeds)		$160 million	$1.58 billion
OF	4666 Transfer of Bond Proceeds	$0	$1.42 billion
OF	4902 Proceeds From Sale of Bonds	$85.0 million	$85.0 million
OF	4904 Proceeds From Sale of Fri Bonds	$75.0 million	$75.0 million
OF	4666 Transfer From Bonds Tahoe Eip B/A4206 & Q1 B/A4144	$75.7 thousand	$75.7 thousand
OF	4666 Trans Bond Proceeds Only	$67.3 thousand	$67.3 thousand
OF	4666 Transfer of Bond Proceeds-Eip	$54.4 thousand	$54.4 thousand
Fees, licences and tuition		$779 million	$1.12 billion
OF	3700 Registration Fees	$358 million	$372 million
OF	4117 University System Receipts	$25.0 thousand	$178 million
OF	3759 Non-Resident Tuition	$65.0 million	$65.6 million
OF	3601 Licenses and Fees	$10.7 million	$46.7 million
OF	3750 Administration Fee	$31.9 million	$35.7 million
OF	3315 Regulatory Assessments	$25.8 million	$26.4 million
OF	4280 Wage Assessment	$25.5 million	$25.6 million
OF	3601 Per Member Per Month (Pmpm) Fees	$17.0 million	$20.8 million
OF	3704 Investigation Fees	$18.9 million	$19.0 million
OF	3601 Telecom Fees	$14.1 million	$15.8 million
OF	3716 Inspection Fees	$14.9 million	$15.7 million
OF	3730 Examination Fees	$4.42 million	$14.5 million
OF	3332 Petroleum Assessment	$0	$14.3 million
OF	3722 Miscellaneous Program Fees	$3.13 million	$13.4 million
OF	3305 Assessments	$425 thousand	$13.3 million
OF	3756 Pollution Control Fees	$12.9 million	$12.9 million
OF	3601 Health Facility Licenses/Fees	$10.5 million	$10.5 million
OF	3751 CIVIL Applicant/Fingerprint Fees	$10.3 million	$10.3 million
OF	4775 Transfer From Fees Ba3184	$7.68 million	$8.08 million
OF	3722 Charter School Fees	$7.16 million	$7.16 million
OF	3717 Application Fees	$724 thousand	$6.80 million
OF	3612 Assessment Fees	$6.10 million	$6.10 million
OF	3302 Water District Assessment	$0	$5.72 million
OF	3602 Producer License Assessment	$5.69 million	$5.69 million
OF	3652 Water Permits	$4.15 million	$5.32 million
	…and 203 smaller lines (all in the CSV)
Mining, lodging and other state taxes		$838 million	$914 million
OF	3335 Ab 579 Transient Lodging Tax	$236 million	$236 million
OF	3324 MV Governmental Services Tax Commissions	$182 million	$184 million
OF	3074 Gold and Silver Tax	$105 million	$105 million
OF	3064 Net Proceeds Minerals - State	$98.0 million	$98.0 million
OF	3325 Excise Tax Retail	$74.0 million	$74.0 million
OF	3343 Gas Tax-Clark Fuel Index	$0	$41.9 million
OF	3301 Lodging Tax	$36.0 million	$36.0 million
OF	3325 Excise Tax - Wholesale	$34.6 million	$34.6 million
OF	3868 Net Proceeds of Minerals	$31.9 million	$31.9 million
OF	3329 Annual Slot Tax	$25.0 million	$25.0 million
OF	3344 Spec Fuel Tax-Clark Fuel Index	$0	$17.0 million
OF	4208 Rebate of Gasoline Tax	$0	$13.5 million
OF	3338 Real Property Transfer Tax	$10.3 million	$10.3 million
OF	3317 Liquor Tax	$1.31 million	$1.31 million
OF	3303 Marina Development Gas Taxes	$1.15 million	$1.16 million
OF	3304 Boat Fuel Tax	$0	$1.11 million
OF	3799 Petroleum Inspection Tax	$849 thousand	$828 thousand
OF	3348 Sb48 Diesel Tax Elko Co	$500 thousand	$500 thousand
OF	3345 Sb48 Diesel Tax Lyon Co	$443 thousand	$443 thousand
OF	4572 Minerals Bond Pool Receipts	$0	$400 thousand
OF	3346 Sb48 Diesel Tax Humboldt Co	$371 thousand	$371 thousand
OF	3319 Livestock Inspection Tax	$267 thousand	$267 thousand
OF	3341 Live Entertainment Tax Allocat	$150 thousand	$150 thousand
OF	3347 Sb48 Diesel Tax Pershing Co	$109 thousand	$109 thousand
OF	3322 Gas Tax	$0	$34.8 thousand
Medicaid rebates and provider taxes		$749 million	$856 million
OF	4218 Drug Rebate	$485 million	$525 million
OF	4108 Mco Enhanced Rates	$93.4 million	$120 million
OF	3337 Long Term Care Provider Tax	$51.9 million	$51.9 million
OF	4101 Unmet Freecare Obligations	$26.4 million	$49.0 million
OF	4218 Ppo RX Rebates	$44.6 million	$44.6 million
OF	4104 Receipts County Inpatient Upl	$24.9 million	$30.2 million
OF	4106 Receipts From County Gme	$10.9 million	$19.2 million
OF	4103 Receipts From Practitioner Upl	$8.95 million	$12.2 million
OF	4107 Receipts County Outpatient Upl	$3.19 million	$3.82 million
Highway Fund		$553 million	$666 million
HF	2507 Highway Fund Authorization	$553 million	$665 million
HF	3350 Sb48 Diesel Tax Sorey County	$0	$163 thousand
HF	3349 Sb48 Diesel Tax Carson City	$0	$111 thousand
Interim Finance allocations		$0	$130 million
IF	4654 Transfer From Interim Finance	$0	$130 million
Everything else		$832 million	$1.06 billion
OF	4326 Treasurer's Interest Distrib	$61.1 million	$142 million
OF	4103 County Reimbursements	$88.5 million	$101 million
OF	4041 Power Sales	$81.3 million	$81.3 million
OF	4287 Tobacco Settlement Income	$0	$48.1 million
OF	4331 Interest Income	$43.7 thousand	$44.1 million
OF	4203 Prior Year Refunds	$35.7 million	$37.4 million
OF	2505 Allocation From Fund	$36.0 million	$36.4 million
OF	4758 Transfer From Treasurer	$29.0 million	$29.0 million
OF	4251 Transfer From Affiliated Hospital	$28.1 million	$28.1 million
OF	4156 Penalties	$24.5 million	$25.2 million
OF	4287 Opioid Settlement Funds	$23.8 million	$24.9 million
OF	4036 Direct Sales - Processing	$22.6 million	$23.1 million
OF	4432 Epa Loan Principal Payments	$0	$22.0 million
OF	4240 Contributions	$0	$21.8 million
OF	4545 Cash Bond Receipts	$0	$16.7 million
OF	4218 Rebates	$16.0 million	$16.0 million
OF	4015 Store Sales	$15.2 million	$15.2 million
OF	4218 Rebate	$14.6 million	$15.0 million
OF	4659 Trans From Industrial Relations	$13.7 million	$13.9 million
OF	3841 Records Search Charge	$13.2 million	$13.7 million
OF	4433 Safe Drinking Principal-Intergov	$0	$13.6 million
OF	4355 Reimbursement of Expenses	$12.6 million	$12.6 million
OF	4735 Trans From MGMT of Hazardous	$11.3 million	$11.1 million
OF	4344 Investment Gain	$0	$11.0 million
OF	4101 RTC Reimbursements	$6.38 million	$10.8 million
	…and 247 smaller lines (all in the CSV)
Moved between state accounts · not new money		$3.65 billion	$5.39 billion
IA	4669 Trans From Other B/A Same Fund	$21.2 million	$707 million
IA	4611 Transfer in Fed Arpa	$466 million	$624 million
IA	4753 Transfer From Drug Rebates	$484 million	$523 million
IA	4756 Trans From Ba 3177	$381 million	$451 million
IA	4325 State Subsidies	$440 million	$440 million
IA	4542 Receipts Active Employees Insurance Premiums	$357 million	$359 million
IA	4750 Trans From Igt Account	$198 million	$323 million
IA	4620 Transfer in Federal Grant Rev	$0	$251 million
IA	3861 Title XIX - Waiver	$166 million	$166 million
IA	4781 Transfer From Public Works Board	$277 thousand	$116 million
IA	4323 State Employee Premium	$110 million	$110 million
IA	4732 Trans From Highway Fund	$0	$94.6 million
IA	3872 Title XIX Medicaid 50/75/90	$77.6 million	$89.6 million
IA	4514 Retired Employees Group Insurance	$71.5 million	$83.4 million
IA	4752 Trans From LTC Provider Tax	$52.9 million	$52.9 million
IA	4663 Trans From Commission on Tour	$38.4 million	$42.2 million
IA	3870 Agcap Chargeable Receipts	$35.8 million	$35.8 million
IA	4304 Building Rent - Executive Budgets	$32.0 million	$33.9 million
IA	4324 Workers Comp Ins Premiums	$21.6 million	$30.4 million
IA	4691 Trans 1.5 Cent From 3244 Ihc	$26.0 million	$26.0 million
IA	4751 Transfer DHHS - Iaf County Indigent	$25.5 million	$25.5 million
IA	4601 General Fund Salary Adjustment	$0	$25.0 million
IA	4321 Non State Subsidy	$22.2 million	$22.2 million
IA	4232 Cost Allocation Reimbursement	$21.7 million	$21.7 million
IA	3860 Medicaid Fmap	$19.3 million	$19.3 million
	…and 410 smaller lines (all in the CSV)
Carried over from last year · not new money		$2.75 billion	$5.03 billion
BF	2511 Balance Forward From Previous Year	$2.12 billion	$4.17 billion
BF	2520 Federal Funds From Previous Year	$640 million	$857 million
BF	2538 Carry Forward Adjustment for Prior Yr	$0	$1