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The enacted General Appropriations Act, audited state tax revenue, and the Legislature's pre-veto spending plan. Each section keeps its own fiscal period and accounting scope; state and local taxes are separate.
Enacted budget plan
$113.6BFY2026–27July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027
Exact reported total: $113,575,226,021The final appropriation printed for Chapter 2026-232 after specific line-item vetoes. This is spending authority in the General Appropriations Act—not tax collections, audited expenses, or the Governor's differently scoped summary of the broader spending plan.
Florida Senate: HB 5001-E — General Appropriations ActFY2024–25 audited actual
Shares of the $61.5 billion in taxes reported as general revenue by Florida's primary government. This denominator excludes federal grants, service charges, investment income, lottery sales, and locally levied property taxes.
Florida's largest state-tax source in the audited government-wide statement.
Tax on corporations' Florida net income.
State fuel-tax revenue recorded by the primary government.
Tax on documents including many real-estate transfers and obligations to pay money.
Tax revenue associated with insurance premiums.
Beverage and tobacco, communications services, gross receipts, intangible property, and other taxes.
FY2026–27 legislative plan before line-item vetoes
The enrolled appropriations act grouped $114.5 billion by legislative section. The governor's later line-item vetoes reduced the final enacted total to $113.6 billion, so these section figures should not be added to the final total above.
Health care administration, disability services, children and families, elder affairs, health, and veterans' affairs.
Education enhancement and all other education appropriations, including K–12 and higher education.
Natural resources, environmental protection, growth management, agriculture, and transportation.
Corrections, courts-related administration, juvenile justice, law enforcement, and legal affairs.
State administration and other general-government agencies and programs.
Appropriations for the state court system.
Tax structure
Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.
Personal income tax
NoneFlorida does not impose a personal income tax.Florida Department of Revenue: Personal Income Tax FAQGeneral sales tax
6%State rate; many counties add a discretionary sales surtax.Florida Department of Revenue: Florida Sales and Use TaxCorporate income tax
5.5%Rate for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, after the $50,000 exemption and applicable adjustments.Florida Department of Revenue: Florida Corporate Income TaxProperty tax
Local rates varyCounties, municipalities, school districts, and special districts set millage rates; this is not a statewide tax rate.Florida Department of Revenue: Property Tax — Information for TaxpayersLatest audited results
Audited government-wide activity for Florida's primary government, rounded to the nearest million in the ACFR's management discussion. These are accounting results, not the FY2026–27 budget.
Florida Department of Financial Services: State of Florida Annual Comprehensive Financial Report 2025Over time
Ten years of audited primary-government activity and state-tax collections. Values are reported dollars and are not adjusted for inflation.
Government-wide activity
Program revenues, taxes, investment income, and other recurring general revenues compared with total primary-government expenses. Internal transfers and reported gains or losses are excluded.
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | $86.8B | $81.0B |
| FY2017 | $87.5B | $81.8B |
| FY2018 | $92.5B | $89.0B |
| FY2019 | $96.5B | $92.6B |
| FY2020 | $105.8B | $104.3B |
| FY2021 | $137.0B | $128.0B |
| FY2022 | $132.9B | $107.1B |
| FY2023 | $140.3B | $134.8B |
| FY2024 | $141.5B | $129.1B |
| FY2025 | $143.6B | $137.8B |
State tax structure
Each bar shows how the audited state-tax total was divided among the same six categories used in the current snapshot.
| Fiscal year | Total | Sales and use tax | Corporate income tax | Fuel taxes | Documentary stamp tax | Insurance premium tax | Other state taxes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | $37.6B | $24.3B (64.5%) | $2.2B (5.8%) | $2.9B (7.8%) | $2.3B (6.1%) | $0.9B (2.5%) | $5.0B (13.3%) |
| FY2017 | $39.0B | $25.3B (64.9%) | $2.4B (6.1%) | $3.0B (7.7%) | $2.4B (6.2%) | $1.0B (2.5%) | $4.9B (12.6%) |
| FY2018 | $40.5B | $26.8B (66.2%) | $2.4B (6.0%) | $3.1B (7.7%) | $2.5B (6.2%) | $1.1B (2.7%) | $4.6B (11.2%) |
| FY2019 | $42.7B | $28.0B (65.6%) | $3.1B (7.3%) | $3.3B (7.6%) | $2.6B (6.2%) | $1.2B (2.8%) | $4.5B (10.5%) |
| FY2020 | $41.0B | $26.9B (65.7%) | $2.5B (6.1%) | $3.0B (7.4%) | $2.8B (6.9%) | $1.2B (3.0%) | $4.5B (10.9%) |
| FY2021 | $47.2B | $30.5B (64.6%) | $3.2B (6.7%) | $3.2B (6.7%) | $4.1B (8.8%) | $1.5B (3.2%) | $4.8B (10.1%) |
| FY2022 | $57.6B | $38.4B (66.7%) | $3.8B (6.5%) | $3.4B (5.9%) | $5.3B (9.2%) | $1.6B (2.7%) | $5.1B (8.9%) |
| FY2023 | $60.3B | $40.6B (67.4%) | $5.5B (9.0%) | $3.4B (5.7%) | $3.9B (6.4%) | $2.0B (3.3%) | $4.9B (8.1%) |
| FY2024 | $61.2B | $40.6B (66.5%) | $5.9B (9.7%) | $3.8B (6.3%) | $3.6B (5.9%) | $2.2B (3.6%) | $4.9B (8.0%) |
| FY2025 | $61.5B | $40.9B (66.4%) | $5.7B (9.2%) | $4.0B (6.4%) | $3.7B (6.0%) | $2.3B (3.8%) | $5.0B (8.1%) |
FactVote transcribed the final GAA total, independently reconciled all enrolled pre-veto spending sections, and grouped every audited state-tax line into mutually exclusive categories. Shares are recalculated from exact amounts within the same section and period; budget authority, tax revenue, and audited results are never mixed.
Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.
Taxes and economy
3.8%Share of Florida's civilian labor force that was unemployed under the Current Population Survey U-3 definition.
Florida's annual U-3 estimate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the U.S. estimate.
Florida's annual U-3 estimate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the U.S. estimate.
Both figures are BLS 2025 annual averages. Both use an 11-month average because October data were not collected during the federal shutdown.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida — 2025Florida's annual U-6 estimate was 0.1 percentage point lower than the U.S. estimate.
Both figures are BLS 2025 annual averages under the same U-6 definition.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Florida — 2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual Current Population Survey labor-underutilization estimate.
Keep in mindHousing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.
Housing
$1,669/monthMedian monthly gross rent for occupied rental units paying cash rent, including contract rent and estimated tenant-paid utilities.
Florida's statewide median was $256 per month higher, or about 18.1% above the U.S. median.
Florida's statewide median was $256 per month higher, or about 18.1% above the U.S. median.
Both values are Census QuickFacts 2020–2024 estimates using the same gross-rent definition and dollar period.U.S. Census Bureau: QuickFacts: United StatesU.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts estimate derived from the American Community Survey.
Keep in mindPolicing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.
Public safety and justice
260.9 per 100,000Estimated violent offenses reported to law enforcement in Florida per 100,000 residents.
Florida's estimated reported rate was 66.7 offenses per 100,000 lower, or about 20.4% below the U.S. estimate.
Both are 2025 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting estimates. A lower reported rate does not by itself identify a cause or measure unreported crime.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025Florida's estimated reported rate was 358.7 offenses per 100,000 lower, or about 23.4% below the U.S. estimate.
Both are 2025 FBI Uniform Crime Reporting estimates. The comparison is affected by reporting practices, agency participation, estimation, and later revisions.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2025FBI state estimates describe offenses reported to law enforcement and use estimation procedures to account for agencies that did not provide complete data.
These are end-of-month administrative populations in different correctional statuses.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting state estimates based on reported agency data with estimation for incomplete reporting.
Keep in mindPublic safety and justice
1,176.1 per 100,000Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents.
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting state estimates based on reported agency data with estimation for incomplete reporting.
Keep in mindCoverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.
Healthcare
13.6%Share of Florida’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.
Florida's estimate was 3.8 percentage points higher than the U.S. estimate.
Florida's estimate was 3.8 percentage points higher than the U.S. estimate.
Both figures use the same 2024 ACS 1-year table and under-65 population.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-6_ACS: Health Insurance Coverage by State, Persons Under 65 Download official dataFlorida accounted for about 4.8% of U.S. Medicaid and CHIP enrollment in this snapshot.
This is a raw point-in-time enrollment comparison, not an enrollment rate. Florida and the United States have very different population sizes.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: April 2026 Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment SnapshotThe Medicaid total equals CMS's adult and child Medicaid counts. The combined total adds CHIP enrollment.
Florida's estimate was $190 per resident higher, or about 14.4% above the U.S. estimate.
Both values come from the same CMS 2020 state health-expenditure series and cover the same combined spending category.Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991–2020CMS combines retail prescription drugs with other nondurable medical products in this state expenditure category.
Published ACS 1-year estimate for the civilian noninstitutionalized population under age 65, Census historical table HIC-6_ACS. The legacy fact ID is retained for existing action relationships.
Keep in mindPublic schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.
Education
92.2%Florida's federal uniform four-year cohort graduation rate for public high school students.
Florida Department of Education cohort calculation under the federal uniform graduation-rate method.
Keep in mindClean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.
Environment
About 72%Share of Florida's total electricity net generation supplied by natural gas; solar and nuclear shares are shown for context.
FactVote divided EIA's 2025 utility-scale generation by total utility-scale plus estimated small-scale generation, adding small-scale solar to the solar numerator.
Keep in mindEnvironment
$3.83/galEstimated average Florida retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations, including taxes.
Florida's statewide average was 24.6 cents per gallon lower, or about 6.0% below the U.S. average.
Florida's statewide average was 24.6 cents per gallon lower, or about 6.0% below the U.S. average.
Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Gasoline and Diesel Retail PricesU.S. Energy Information Administration weekly retail motor-gasoline survey estimate for Florida. FactVote displays the published dollars-per-gallon value and calculates changes from the published prior-week and year-earlier observations.
Keep in mindFirearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.
Gun policy
3,191Deaths in Florida for which a firearm injury was recorded as the cause of death, across intents including suicide, homicide, and other categories.
The displayed Florida rate is age-adjusted, while the readily published 2024 U.S. FastStats rate is a population rate. FactVote does not present a numerical difference between differently calculated rates.
CDC National Vital Statistics System mortality data published through CDC WONDER; the displayed rate is age-adjusted.
Keep in mindRetirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.
Retirement security
5,294,001Florida beneficiaries receiving payable Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits.
Social Security Administration Master Beneficiary Record, with controlled rounding applied to protect privacy.
Keep in mindBorder enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.
Immigration
590,000DHS estimate of foreign-born noncitizens residing in Florida who were not in a lawful immigration status in January 2022.
DHS residual-estimation model using Census American Community Survey data and federal administrative records; state figures are rounded.
Keep in mindVoting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.
Democracy and accountability
78.9%Ballots counted in Florida's 2024 general election as a share of registered voters reported for that election.
Florida's Division of Elections reports both rates as ballots counted divided by registered voters for the election.
Official county turnout results aggregated by the Florida Department of State, Division of Elections.
Keep in mindAccess to abortion and reproductive healthcare.
Reproductive rights
48,150Induced terminations of pregnancy reported to Florida AHCA for 2025, tabulated by the patient's county or state of residence.
This is context, not a complete breakdown of the statewide total. The source lists Florida counties separately and suppresses county cells of 20 or fewer.
FactVote uses AHCA's revised statewide total in the agency's final 2025 county-of-residence report rather than summing partially suppressed county rows.
Keep in mindFacts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.
State trends
Nine statewide trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy without mixing unlike reporting periods. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.