4 in 5 Federal Dollars Spent Through the State Budget Support Health and Human Services
Federal Funds Estimated to Be Spent in 2026-27 Under the Enacted State Budget = $187.2 Billion
A bar chart showing how federal funds that California is estimated to receive in the 2026-27 fiscal year are divided up between different categories of spending. The main takeaway is that most federal funding that flows through the state budget (80 percent) goes to health and human services programs, which includes spending for the Medi-Cal health coverage program for Californians with low incomes.
