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CT — funding

Every dollar into CT and where it goes — federal spending by place of performance, the state government's own revenue and spending, and the money received by the state's officeholders and candidates.

Federal spending by place of performance · $134,615,021,911 in FY2026 · USAspending

Money into Connecticut — federal spending over time

Federal spending in Connecticut over time
FYConnecticut
2016$75,550,763,457
2017$67,895,815,711
2018$68,024,960,216
2019$82,633,698,464
2020$103,721,585,344
2021$107,781,509,753
2022$112,500,069,840
2023$121,612,435,019
2024$120,689,878,402
2025$153,620,714,228
2026$134,615,021,911

State government revenue — where it comes from (2023)

5 sources
  • Taxes$21,871,570,00057.6%
  • Federal transfers$11,779,774,00031.0%
  • Charges & fees$2,785,261,0007.3%
  • Miscellaneous$1,494,575,0003.9%
  • Local transfers$20,247,0000.1%

Revenue by source over time

State revenue by source over time
YrCharges & feesMiscellaneousLocal transfersFederal transfersTaxes
2017$2,251,706,000$1,676,057,000$125,340,000$7,517,893,000$16,686,545,000
2018$2,353,458,000$1,548,843,000$233,371,000$7,206,925,000$18,831,458,000
2019$2,497,905,000$1,730,638,000$396,466,000$8,390,174,000$19,131,944,000
2020$2,414,604,000$1,621,678,000$541,748,000$9,802,491,000$18,400,534,000
2021$2,408,122,000$1,691,972,000$585,026,000$12,192,704,000$22,066,648,000
2022$2,722,016,000$1,341,774,000$663,354,000$11,496,465,000$22,774,523,000
2023$2,785,261,000$1,494,575,000$20,247,000$11,779,774,000$21,871,570,000

How Connecticut spends — by function (2023)

10 functions
  • Other$6,807,504,00028.9%
  • Public welfare$4,426,381,00018.8%
  • Education$4,244,912,00018.0%
  • Hospitals$2,095,375,0008.9%
  • Highways$1,955,171,0008.3%
  • Interest on debt$1,469,733,0006.2%
  • Health$1,318,203,0005.6%
  • Correction$768,118,0003.3%
  • Police protection$279,606,0001.2%
  • Natural resources$188,591,0000.8%

Allocation by function over time

State spending by function over time
YrHealthHighwaysPolice protectionCorrectionNatural resourcesInterest on debtOtherEducationPublic welfareHospitals
2017$923,623,000$1,556,674,000$222,643,000$622,077,000$200,585,000$1,539,729,000$2,719,912,000$4,123,226,000$3,718,127,000$1,437,043,000
2018$889,127,000$1,405,304,000$228,186,000$616,281,000$184,585,000$1,607,284,000$2,686,469,000$3,837,603,000$3,803,791,000$1,447,957,000
2019$901,651,000$1,425,357,000$239,382,000$646,430,000$185,006,000$2,082,602,000$3,054,539,000$3,852,733,000$3,910,891,000$1,487,248,000
2020$921,368,000$1,420,354,000$245,669,000$716,415,000$167,057,000$1,723,189,000$3,145,967,000$4,057,178,000$3,848,980,000$1,593,459,000
2021$1,173,450,000$1,466,182,000$256,093,000$879,171,000$160,463,000$1,729,669,000$3,299,689,000$4,294,484,000$3,762,160,000$1,667,819,000
2022$1,218,916,000$1,499,061,000$281,251,000$702,149,000$185,190,000$1,444,600,000$7,058,793,000$4,727,218,000$3,925,079,000$1,869,681,000
2023$1,318,203,000$1,955,171,000$279,606,000$768,118,000$188,591,000$1,469,733,000$6,807,504,000$4,244,912,000$4,426,381,000$2,095,375,000

People of Connecticut — money received

Data from FEC

Contributions received per year by role

Contributions received per year by role
xGovernorsSenatorsRepresentativesCandidates
2026—$28,297$88,186—
John B. LarsonrepresentativeD$49,745$49,745
Richard BlumenthalsenatorD$25,804$25,804
Rosa L. DelaurorepresentativeD$21,349$21,349
Jahana HayesrepresentativeD$17,092$17,092
Christopher MurphysenatorD$2,493$2,493
Ned LamontgovernorD$0$0
James A. HimesrepresentativeD$0$0
Joe CourtneyrepresentativeD$0$0
Amy Fogelstrom Dr ChaicandidateR$0$0
Dan MiressicandidateR$0$0
Andrew James Mr. RicecandidateI$0$0
Ryan FaziocandidateR$0$0
Chris SheacandidateR$0$0
Jillian GilchrestcandidateD$0$0
Jonathan De BarroscandidateR$0$0
Michele BotelhocandidateR$0$0
Damjan DenoblecandidateD$0$0
Ruth R. FortunecandidateD$0$0
George Patrick AustincandidateR$0$0
Daniel MiressicandidateR$0$0
Mike FrancecandidateR$0$0
Kyle GauckcandidateD$0$0
Michael GoldsteincandidateR$0$0
James Leonard GriffincandidateR$0$0
Christopher John Mr. LanciacandidateR$0$0
Rafael IrizarrycandidateR$0$0
Mary L SanderscandidateG$0$0
Thomas MccormickcandidateD$0$0
Ned LamontcandidateD$0$0
Luke BronincandidateD$0$0
Jack PerrycandidateD$0$0
Ned LamontcandidateD$0$0
Rosa L DelaurocandidateD$0$0
Earvin P EugenecandidateR$0$0
Earvin P EugenecandidateR$0$0
John Anthony Iii BucciarellicandidateR$0$0
John J FlynncandidateR$0$0
Luz Helena BuenocandidateR$0$0
Damon Lawrence CerretacandidateI$0$0
Mark Stewart GreensteincandidateD$0$0
Stephen MorgancandidateD$0$0
Joseph Perez-CaputocandidateD$0$0
Jackson WaitecandidateD$0$0
William TongcandidateD$0$0
John BoltoncandidateR$0$0
Erick RussellcandidateD$0$0
Fred WilmscandidateR$0$0
Winter SolomitacandidateD$0$0
Sean RandallcandidateR$0$0
John B LarsoncandidateD$0$0
Jahana HayescandidateD$0$0
Jim HimescandidateD$0$0
Joseph CourtneycandidateD$0$0
Totals (53)$116,483$116,483

Money = federal FEC contributions received (per calendar year). Coverage is partial; governors' state-level campaign finance isn't tracked, so their figures reflect any federal candidacies only.

Top areas (counties)

8 counties
  • New London County$1,515,6840.0%
  • Tolland County$487,8480.0%
  • Windham County-$1,511,6210.0%
  • New Haven County-$5,550,5430.0%
  • Litchfield County-$7,011,7170.0%
  • Fairfield County-$12,265,9650.0%
  • Middlesex County-$15,736,6570.0%
  • Hartford County-$47,204,4230.0%

By congressional district

Each district links to its U.S. House representative. Multi-district awards are counted in each, so these rank districts but don't sum to the state total.

50 districts

Top federal recipients in Connecticut

15 recipients
  • ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$21,363,430,40128.6%
  • ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION$10,867,438,25514.6%
  • DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONNECTICUT$8,616,030,22511.6%
  • DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES CONNECTICUT$8,462,370,96811.3%
  • RTX CORPORATION$7,277,166,7349.8%
  • SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$4,802,970,1706.4%
  • RTX CORPORATION$4,311,792,0925.8%
  • SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$2,930,262,9443.9%
  • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT$2,206,923,3433.0%
  • DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONNECTICUT$1,802,340,6622.4%
  • YALE UNIV$783,010,0441.1%
  • CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION$662,251,0550.9%
  • STATE OF CONN DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING$213,495,9920.3%
  • DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONNECTICUT$136,024,3750.2%
  • CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD$134,343,5480.2%

Federal funding by district

Federal money by place of performance across CT's congressional districts. Click a district for its profile. Data from USAspending.

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