Projected Change in
Budget Driver Populations

2007-2011

Budget Driver	Projected Change	Budget Share*
Juvenile Rehabilitation (Ages 12-17)	-1.8%	0.6%
Corrections (Males 18-39)	5.9%	5.9%
Medical Assistance (General Population)	6.5%	11.0%
Long-Term Care (Ages 85+)	11.8%	4.7%
TANF (Ages 0-17)	3.6%	4.1%
Higher Education (Ages 17-29)	7.6%	11.1%
K-12 Education (Ages 5-17)	1.5%	40.8%

*2005-07 General Fund-State Budget, as updated by the 2006 Supplemental Budget.

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Projected Change in Budget Driver Populations

2007-2011

Chart: Projected Change in Budget Driver Populations

Among the populations that receive a significant share of state government services, the age 85-and-over population (long-term care) and the age 17 to 29 population (higher education) are projected to grow rapidly through the next biennium.

Data Source:

Office of Financial Management

Last modified: December 17, 2007
E-mail: OFM.Forecasting@ofm.wa.gov
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