State Education Spending Rank

Compare state and local education spending for the 50 states against state growth and population.

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	State	State Spending	Local Spending	State and Local Spending	Gross State Product	Real State Growth	Popu- lation (mln)
	Alabama	2.99%	3.68%	6.67%	$300.15	2.5%	5.1	more
	Alaska	2.28%	3.35%	5.63%	$67.34	5.3%	0.7	more
	Arizona	2.10%	2.78%	4.88%	$508.34	2.7%	7.5	more
	Arkansas	2.21%	3.84%	6.05%	$176.24	2.5%	3.1	more
	California	1.45%	3.58%	5.03%	$3,862.17	2.1%	39.2	more
	Colorado	1.77%	3.03%	4.80%	$520.39	2.9%	5.9	more
	Connecticut	1.25%	3.92%	5.17%	$340.18	2.1%	3.6	more
	Delaware	2.58%	3.08%	5.66%	$93.60	-1.2%	1.0	more
	District of Columbia	0.00%	2.40%	2.40%	$174.80	1.0%	0.7	more
	Florida	1.21%	2.75%	3.96%	$1,579.50	5.0%	22.9	more
	Georgia	1.49%	3.43%	4.91%	$805.40	0.8%	11.1	more
	Hawaii	5.34%	0.00%	5.34%	$108.02	2.0%	1.4	more
	Idaho	1.50%	2.96%	4.46%	$118.79	3.5%	2.0	more
	Illinois	1.44%	4.27%	5.71%	$1,082.97	1.3%	12.6	more
	Indiana	1.79%	3.23%	5.02%	$497.04	1.4%	6.9	more
	Iowa	1.44%	3.90%	5.34%	$248.92	1.3%	3.2	more
	Kansas	1.55%	4.09%	5.64%	$226.01	4.3%	3.0	more
	Kentucky	2.43%	4.14%	6.57%	$277.75	3.5%	4.6	more
	Louisiana	1.99%	3.41%	5.40%	$309.60	3.0%	4.6	more
	Maine	1.71%	3.85%	5.56%	$91.08	1.9%	1.4	more
	Maryland	1.76%	4.00%	5.76%	$512.28	2.1%	6.2	more
	Massachusetts	1.24%	3.24%	4.48%	$733.86	1.8%	7.1	more
	Michigan	2.16%	4.17%	6.32%	$658.99	1.5%	10.1	more
	Minnesota	1.48%	3.34%	4.82%	$471.82	1.2%	5.8	more
	Mississippi	2.35%	4.86%	7.21%	$146.40	0.7%	2.9	more
	Missouri	1.25%	3.53%	4.78%	$422.31	2.2%	6.2	more
	Montana	1.86%	3.41%	5.26%	$70.56	2.2%	1.1	more
	Nebraska	1.51%	3.51%	5.02%	$178.42	5.2%	2.0	more
	Nevada	1.31%	2.41%	3.72%	$239.40	2.7%	3.2	more
	New Hampshire	1.22%	3.43%	4.65%	$111.10	1.2%	1.4	more
	New Jersey	2.03%	4.91%	6.94%	$799.31	1.5%	9.4	more
	New Mexico	2.78%	4.44%	7.21%	$130.20	4.1%	2.1	more
	New York	0.61%	4.08%	4.69%	$2,152.26	0.7%	19.7	more
	North Carolina	1.68%	2.92%	4.61%	$766.92	2.7%	10.9	more
	North Dakota	1.95%	3.18%	5.14%	$74.11	5.9%	0.8	more
	Ohio	1.42%	3.58%	5.00%	$872.75	1.2%	11.8	more
	Oklahoma	1.98%	3.23%	5.21%	$254.13	5.3%	4.1	more
	Oregon	2.19%	4.10%	6.29%	$316.46	2.1%	4.3	more
	Pennsylvania	1.38%	4.00%	5.38%	$965.07	2.2%	13.0	more
	Rhode Island	1.92%	4.37%	6.28%	$77.32	1.6%	1.1	more
	South Carolina	2.42%	3.74%	6.17%	$322.26	3.6%	5.4	more
	South Dakota	1.32%	3.22%	4.54%	$72.42	2.5%	0.9	more
	Tennessee	1.21%	2.62%	3.82%	$523.24	3.2%	7.1	more
	Texas	1.42%	3.31%	4.74%	$2,563.51	5.7%	30.7	more
	All states combined	1.56%	3.44%	5.00%	$27,967.70	3.2%	336.8	more
	Utah	2.82%	2.81%	5.63%	$272.59	2.5%	3.4	more
	Vermont	3.18%	5.70%	8.88%	$43.13	1.3%	0.6	more
	Virginia	1.76%	3.22%	4.98%	$707.09	2.4%	8.7	more
	Washington	1.47%	2.88%	4.35%	$801.52	4.8%	7.9	more
	West Virginia	2.87%	4.17%	7.04%	$99.51	4.7%	1.8	more
	Wisconsin	1.81%	3.85%	5.66%	$413.97	0.2%	5.9	more
	Wyoming	1.55%	4.67%	6.22%	$50.17	5.4%	0.6	more
Notes: actual guesstimated1 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: State GDP Information Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 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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Comparison of State and Local Government Spending in the United States Fiscal Year 2023 Amounts in percent GDP Education State State Spending Local Spending State and Local Spending Gross State Product Real State Growth % Population (million) Alabama 2.99 a 3.68 a 6.67 a 300.2 a 2.5 a 5.1 a Alaska 2.28 a 3.35 a 5.63 a 67.3 a 5.3 a 0.7 a Arizona 2.10 a 2.78 a 4.88 a 508.3 a 2.7 a 7.5 a Arkansas 2.21 a 3.84 a 6.05 a 176.2 a 2.5 a 3.1 a California 1.45 a 3.58 a 5.03 a 3,862.2 a 2.1 a 39.2 a Colorado 1.77 a 3.03 a 4.80 a 520.4 a 2.9 a 5.9 a Connecticut 1.25 a 3.92 a 5.17 a 340.2 a 2.1 a 3.6 a Delaware 2.58 a 3.08 a 5.66 a 93.6 a -1.2 a 1.0 a District of Columbia 0.00 a 2.40 a 2.40 a 174.8 a 1.0 a 0.7 a Florida 1.21 a 2.75 a 3.96 a 1,579.5 a 5.0 a 22.9 a Georgia 1.49 a 3.43 a 4.91 a 805.4 a 0.8 a 11.1 a Hawaii 5.34 a 0.00 a 5.34 a 108.0 a 2.0 a 1.4 a Idaho 1.50 a 2.96 a 4.46 a 118.8 a 3.5 a 2.0 a Illinois 1.44 a 4.27 a 5.71 a 1,083.0 a 1.3 a 12.6 a Indiana 1.79 a 3.23 a 5.02 a 497.0 a 1.4 a 6.9 a Iowa 1.44 a 3.90 a 5.34 a 248.9 a 1.3 a 3.2 a Kansas 1.55 a 4.09 a 5.64 a 226.0 a 4.3 a 3.0 a Kentucky 2.43 a 4.14 a 6.57 a 277.7 a 3.5 a 4.6 a Louisiana 1.99 a 3.41 a 5.40 a 309.6 a 3.0 a 4.6 a Maine 1.71 a 3.85 a 5.56 a 91.1 a 1.9 a 1.4 a Maryland 1.76 a 4.00 a 5.76 a 512.3 a 2.1 a 6.2 a Massachusetts 1.24 a 3.24 a 4.48 a 733.9 a 1.8 a 7.1 a Michigan 2.16 a 4.17 a 6.32 a 659.0 a 1.5 a 10.1 a Minnesota 1.48 a 3.34 a 4.82 a 471.8 a 1.2 a 5.8 a Mississippi 2.35 a 4.86 a 7.21 a 146.4 a 0.7 a 2.9 a Missouri 1.25 a 3.53 a 4.78 a 422.3 a 2.2 a 6.2 a Montana 1.86 a 3.41 a 5.26 a 70.6 a 2.2 a 1.1 a Nebraska 1.51 a 3.51 a 5.02 a 178.4 a 5.2 a 2.0 a Nevada 1.31 a 2.41 a 3.72 a 239.4 a 2.7 a 3.2 a New Hampshire 1.22 a 3.43 a 4.65 a 111.1 a 1.2 a 1.4 a New Jersey 2.03 a 4.91 a 6.94 a 799.3 a 1.5 a 9.4 a New Mexico 2.78 a 4.44 a 7.21 a 130.2 a 4.1 a 2.1 a New York 0.61 a 4.08 a 4.69 a 2,152.3 a 0.7 a 19.7 a North Carolina 1.68 a 2.92 a 4.61 a 766.9 a 2.7 a 10.9 a North Dakota 1.95 a 3.18 a 5.14 a 74.1 a 5.9 a 0.8 a Ohio 1.42 a 3.58 a 5.00 a 872.7 a 1.2 a 11.8 a Oklahoma 1.98 a 3.23 a 5.21 a 254.1 a 5.3 a 4.1 a Oregon 2.19 a 4.10 a 6.29 a 316.5 a 2.1 a 4.3 a Pennsylvania 1.38 a 4.00 a 5.38 a 965.1 a 2.2 a 13.0 a Rhode Island 1.92 a 4.37 a 6.28 a 77.3 a 1.6 a 1.1 a South Carolina 2.42 a 3.74 a 6.17 a 322.3 a 3.6 a 5.4 a South Dakota 1.32 a 3.22 a 4.54 a 72.4 a 2.5 a 0.9 a Tennessee 1.21 a 2.62 a 3.82 a 523.2 a 3.2 a 7.1 a Texas 1.42 a 3.31 a 4.74 a 2,563.5 a 5.7 a 30.7 a All states combined 1.56 g 3.44 g 5.00 g 27,967.7 a 3.2 a 336.8 a Utah 2.82 a 2.81 a 5.63 a 272.6 a 2.5 a 3.4 a Vermont 3.18 a 5.70 a 8.88 a 43.1 a 1.3 a 0.6 a Virginia 1.76 a 3.22 a 4.98 a 707.1 a 2.4 a 8.7 a Washington 1.47 a 2.88 a 4.35 a 801.5 a 4.8 a 7.9 a West Virginia 2.87 a 4.17 a 7.04 a 99.5 a 4.7 a 1.8 a Wisconsin 1.81 a 3.85 a 5.66 a 414.0 a 0.2 a 5.9 a Wyoming 1.55 a 4.67 a 6.22 a 50.2 a 5.4 a 0.6 a Legend: a - actual reported g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com

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Spending Data Sources

Spending data is from official government sources.

• Federal spending data since 1962 comes from the president’s budget.
  
• All other spending data comes from the US Census Bureau.

Gross Domestic Product data comes from US Bureau of Economic Analysis and measuringworth.com.

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Federal spending data begins in 1792.

State and local spending data begins in 1820.

State and local spending data for individual states begins in 1957.