INDEPENDENT DELAWARE PUBLICATIONDATA SNAPSHOT · NOVEMBER 7, 2026
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The State Checkbook

Follow recorded payments to vendors and other payees.

The State of Delaware Checkbook dataset is provided by the Department of Finance, Division of Accounting. Its published schema describes each row as an individual payment/expense by fiscal year and period to a vendor, with fields such as department, division, vendor, category, fund type, check date and amount. The dataset page reports 18.1 million rows and a last update of October 11, 2026. The current and historical periods are described as FY15 to present.

What to keep in view

  • Dataset last updated October 11, 2026
  • 18.1 million rows; 10 columns
  • Monthly publication frequency
  • A payment record is not the same as an appropriation or contract ceiling
How to read this page

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State of Delaware Checkbook dataset

Dataset metadata, fields, coverage and update date.

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Delaware Transparency Resources

Official entry point for checkbook, purchasing and credit-card data.

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