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Comparison of State and Local Government Spending
in the United States
-5yr -1yr Fiscal Year 2013 +1yr +5yr
Amounts in percent GDP
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Spending as percent of GSP
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GSP Growth

	State	State Spending	Local Spending	State and Local Spending
	Texas	0.62%	0.20%	0.83%	more
	Missouri	0.67%	0.28%	0.94%	more
	Delaware	0.85%	0.10%	0.95%	more
	Kansas	0.88%	0.13%	1.01%	more
	Georgia	0.71%	0.31%	1.02%	more
	Virginia	0.49%	0.54%	1.03%	more
	Iowa	0.85%	0.19%	1.04%	more
	Oklahoma	0.90%	0.16%	1.06%	more
	Utah	0.88%	0.21%	1.09%	more
	Alabama	0.82%	0.31%	1.12%	more
	North Carolina	0.67%	0.48%	1.15%	more
	Mississippi	0.87%	0.29%	1.16%	more
	Arkansas	0.97%	0.20%	1.17%	more
	Wyoming	1.09%	0.09%	1.18%	more
	Arizona	0.88%	0.31%	1.19%	more
	South Dakota	0.98%	0.21%	1.19%	more
	Nebraska	1.01%	0.31%	1.32%	more
	Florida	0.81%	0.53%	1.34%	more
	Louisiana	1.13%	0.23%	1.36%	more
	Colorado	0.86%	0.52%	1.39%	more
	Nevada	0.92%	0.47%	1.39%	more
	Idaho	1.29%	0.11%	1.40%	more
	South Carolina	1.17%	0.25%	1.43%	more
	West Virginia	1.28%	0.19%	1.47%	more
	Tennessee	1.11%	0.37%	1.48%	more
	New Hampshire	0.98%	0.52%	1.50%	more
	Michigan	1.21%	0.33%	1.54%	more
	Connecticut	1.27%	0.28%	1.55%	more
	New Mexico	1.34%	0.22%	1.55%	more
	Indiana	1.24%	0.32%	1.56%	more
	Kentucky	1.41%	0.15%	1.56%	more
	District of Columbia	0.00%	1.63%	1.63%	more
	Minnesota	0.87%	0.78%	1.65%	more
	Hawaii	1.41%	0.25%	1.66%	more
	North Dakota	1.33%	0.33%	1.66%	more
	Maryland	1.26%	0.45%	1.72%	more
	All states combined	1.11%	0.61%	1.72%	more
	Illinois	1.31%	0.41%	1.72%	more
	Wisconsin	0.97%	0.79%	1.76%	more
	Montana	1.55%	0.29%	1.84%	more
	Massachusetts	1.52%	0.39%	1.91%	more
	Oregon	1.62%	0.35%	1.97%	more
	Alaska	1.77%	0.30%	2.07%	more
	Washington	1.69%	0.41%	2.10%	more
	Pennsylvania	1.30%	0.83%	2.13%	more
	Vermont	1.93%	0.20%	2.13%	more
	New York	0.78%	1.41%	2.19%	more
	New Jersey	1.76%	0.45%	2.22%	more
	Ohio	1.36%	0.94%	2.30%	more
	Rhode Island	1.98%	0.34%	2.32%	more
	Maine	2.01%	0.33%	2.34%	more
	California	1.60%	1.13%	2.73%	more
Notes: guesstimated¹ estimated 1. "Guesstimated" by projecting the latest change in reported number forward to future years. GSP deviation from national GDP growth cut by 40% per year. 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 2013:

GDP: Fed. Budget: Hist. Table 10.1
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State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances
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