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General fund appropriations as a percent of personal income are at 7.02%, a 45% increase over the past decade. Total appropriations as a percent of personal income top 17%. |
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This chart shows that the growth rate of North Dakota’s general fund budget has outpaced that of the federal government’s budget by a wide margin. |
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This chart breaks down spending by major categories. The figures come from Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposed general fund budget for the 2011-13 biennium. |
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This chart breaks down spending by major categories. The figures come from Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposed budget for the 2011-2013 biennium, which includes funds from all sources. |
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This chart breaks down spending by major categories for the general and specials funds budgets. The figures come from Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposed budget for the 2011-13 biennium. |
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This chart breaks down total state spending by major category for the 2009-11 biennium. |
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This chart breaks down total state spending by major category for the 2007-09 biennium. |
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Total state appropriations have increased 93% since the 2003-05 biennium. The entire state budget is now nearly $10 billion. |
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With the passage of the general fund budget for the 2011-13 biennium, general fund appropriations have increased 125%. |
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This chart shows general fund appropriations increases from 1967 through 2009. |
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This chart shows the biennial percentage increase or decrease of the general fund budget from 1967 through 2009. |
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This chart shows a connection between annual oil production and total state revenue – but does not include federal revenue. Oil production directly or indirectly increases all tax revenue. |
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Biennial percentage increases in the major taxes show a dramatic increase in corporate income tax collections between the 2003-05 and 2005-07 bienniums. |
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This charts shows the growth in state employees. OMB stands for North Dakota Office of Management and Budget, and BLS stands for the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
