Projected change in budget driver populations
2023-2025
| Budget Driver |
Projected Change |
Budget Share* |
|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Rehabilitation (Ages 12-17) |
1.0% | 0.4% |
| Corrections (Males Ages 18-39) |
0.6% | 4.5% |
| Medical Assistance (General Population) |
1.9% | 10.7% |
| Long-Term Care (Ages 85+) |
7.9% | 6.9% |
| TANF (Ages 0-17) |
-0.2% | 1.8% |
| Higher Education (Ages 17-29) |
0.7% | 6.0% |
| K-12 Education (Ages 5-17) |
0.1% | 51.1% |
- Among the populations that receive a significant share of state government services, those 85 and above (Long Term Care) are projected to grow rapidly through the forecast period.
Data source:
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
Last updated
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
