Most State Revenue Comes from the Personal Income Tax, the Sales & Use Tax, and the Corporation Tax

Estimated General Fund and Special Fund Revenue as of the Enacted 2025-26 State Budget = $296.7 Billion

This chart shows that California's state revenues (General Fund and special funds combined) as estimated for the 2025-26 fiscal year come primarily from the personal income tax (44 percent), the sales tax (17 percent), and the corporation tax (12 percent). The remaining roughly one-fourth of state General Fund and special fund revenue is projected to come from a broad range of of additional revenue sources, such as taxes, fees, and fines

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Note: "Other" reflects loans and transfers — excluding transfers to/from the Budget Stabilization Account (the state's constitutional rainy day fund) — as well as a broad range of additional revenue sources, including taxes, fees, and fines. Figures do not sum to 100 due to rounding.

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