Who did California pay the most in FY2025?
- California's published data covers vendor payments only (vendor payments only), so these are payments in this dataset, not the whole state budget.
Top 10 by state spending in FY2025. Leading: TREASURER OF LOS ANGELES CNTY ($3.78B); FDN FOR CA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ($1.30B); SOCALGAS ($1.04B).
| Payee | Spending | City |
|---|---|---|
| Treasurer of Los Angeles County | $3.78B | |
| Foundation for CA Community Colleges | $1.30B | |
| SOCALGAS | $1.04B | |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Co | $933.98M | |
| Los Angeles County Metro Transportation Authority | $921.69M | |
| Treasurer of Riverside County | $904.40M | |
| Treasurer of San Bernardino County | $884.74M | |
| Treasurer County of San Diego | $844.85M | |
| Metropolitan Transp Commission | $768.34M | |
| City of Los Angeles | $749.37M |
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- California state government payments (money paid out; source: California Department of Finance (Open FI$Cal)), not federal obligations. They include federal grant money the state spends, so don't add them to federal totals.
- California fiscal years run July to June (FY2026 started July 2025).
- California's vendor files don't include state payroll, most Medi-Cal provider payments or entities outside FI$Cal, so they cover a fraction of the state's budget.
- Payees only: payroll, summary lines and transfers between agencies are left out.