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Comparison of State and Local Government Spending
in the United States
-5yr -1yr Fiscal Year 2011 +1yr +5yr
Amounts in percent GDP
Gross Public Debt

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Debt
as percent GDP

Spending as percent of GSP
Total Spending
Pensions
Health Care
Education
Welfare
Protection
Transportation
Debt
GSP Growth

	State	State Debt	Local Debt	State and Local Debt
	District of Columbia	0.00%	9.60%	9.60%	more
	Tennessee	2.21%	13.53%	15.75%	more
	Nebraska	2.49%	11.98%	14.47%	more
	Texas	2.95%	17.29%	20.23%	more
	Georgia	3.20%	8.98%	12.18%	more
	Nevada	3.22%	17.37%	20.59%	more
	Arkansas	3.54%	8.42%	11.96%	more
	Wyoming	3.63%	2.39%	6.02%	more
	North Carolina	4.22%	7.27%	11.49%	more
	Minnesota	4.58%	12.99%	17.57%	more
	Iowa	5.08%	7.56%	12.65%	more
	North Dakota	5.11%	5.36%	10.47%	more
	Alabama	5.24%	11.45%	16.69%	more
	Kansas	5.26%	18.01%	23.27%	more
	Arizona	5.48%	14.15%	19.63%	more
	Florida	5.76%	15.28%	21.05%	more
	Utah	5.79%	10.95%	16.74%	more
	Virginia	6.17%	9.16%	15.33%	more
	Colorado	6.18%	13.26%	19.44%	more
	Ohio	6.39%	9.89%	16.28%	more
	Oklahoma	6.62%	5.81%	12.43%	more
	Idaho	6.78%	4.45%	11.23%	more
	Mississippi	6.92%	7.87%	14.79%	more
	Oregon	7.22%	10.80%	18.02%	more
	Louisiana	7.45%	7.57%	15.01%	more
	All states combined	7.57%	11.91%	19.48%	more
	California	7.64%	13.19%	20.83%	more
	Pennsylvania	7.82%	13.93%	21.75%	more
	Washington	7.93%	12.53%	20.46%	more
	Indiana	7.96%	9.74%	17.71%	more
	Michigan	8.04%	11.67%	19.71%	more
	Missouri	8.29%	9.84%	18.12%	more
	Maryland	8.39%	6.35%	14.74%	more
	Kentucky	8.81%	16.96%	25.77%	more
	Delaware	8.83%	3.73%	12.56%	more
	South Dakota	8.84%	5.33%	14.17%	more
	Wisconsin	8.98%	8.88%	17.86%	more
	South Carolina	9.25%	13.21%	22.46%	more
	Illinois	9.66%	12.08%	21.74%	more
	New Mexico	10.22%	9.79%	20.01%	more
	West Virginia	11.08%	5.67%	16.75%	more
	Montana	11.23%	4.08%	15.31%	more
	Maine	11.45%	5.59%	17.03%	more
	New York	11.65%	16.88%	28.53%	more
	Hawaii	11.81%	7.59%	19.40%	more
	Alaska	12.49%	7.67%	20.16%	more
	New Jersey	13.14%	8.19%	21.33%	more
	Connecticut	13.27%	4.67%	17.94%	more
	New Hampshire	13.30%	4.49%	17.79%	more
	Vermont	13.45%	4.73%	18.19%	more
	Rhode Island	18.31%	5.25%	23.56%	more
	Massachusetts	18.97%	6.31%	25.27%	more
Notes: actual estimated Data Sources: See State GDP Information Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1 State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances “Guesstimated” by projecting the latest change in reported spending forward to future years

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Data Sources for 2011:

GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2 and 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
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