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PensionsHealth CareEducationDefenseWelfareProtectionTransportationGeneral GovernmentOther SpendingInterestBalanceTotal SpendingFederal DeficitGross Public DebtSpending, GSP, Debt 1992199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016 $ billion$ millionpercent GDP$000 per capita$ per capita

Comparison of State and Local Government Spending in the United States -5yr -1yr   Fiscal Year 2012  +1yr +4yr Amounts in percent GDP Gross Public Debt

Switch to revenue 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
	Alabama	4.54%	10.66%	15.19%	more
	Alaska	13.83%	7.20%	21.03%	more
	Arizona	4.16%	12.58%	16.74%	more
	Arkansas	4.52%	8.11%	12.64%	more
	California	6.65%	11.84%	18.49%	more
	Colorado	5.95%	13.02%	18.97%	more
	Connecticut	11.80%	3.98%	15.78%	more
	Delaware	8.28%	3.42%	11.69%	more
	District of Columbia	0.00%	9.15%	9.15%	more
	Florida	4.82%	13.21%	18.03%	more
	Georgia	2.84%	8.83%	11.67%	more
	Hawaii	10.27%	6.75%	17.02%	more
	Idaho	5.73%	3.94%	9.67%	more
	Illinois	9.07%	10.65%	19.72%	more
	Indiana	7.24%	8.61%	15.85%	more
	Iowa	4.39%	5.64%	10.03%	more
	Kansas	4.96%	13.18%	18.14%	more
	Kentucky	7.52%	16.92%	24.43%	more
	Louisiana	6.72%	6.90%	13.63%	more
	Maine	10.96%	5.34%	16.30%	more
	Maryland	7.33%	5.39%	12.72%	more
	Massachusetts	18.89%	6.15%	25.04%	more
	Michigan	7.52%	12.21%	19.74%	more
	Minnesota	3.57%	12.33%	15.91%	more
	Mississippi	6.09%	7.32%	13.41%	more
	Missouri	8.00%	8.78%	16.78%	more
	Montana	12.77%	4.38%	17.15%	more
	Nebraska	2.65%	11.27%	13.92%	more
	Nevada	3.26%	14.04%	17.31%	more
	New Hampshire	13.10%	4.53%	17.63%	more
	New Jersey	11.11%	7.37%	18.48%	more
	New Mexico	9.80%	7.09%	16.89%	more
	New York	10.49%	14.04%	24.53%	more
	North Carolina	4.52%	7.50%	12.02%	more
	North Dakota	6.55%	6.61%	13.15%	more
	Ohio	5.80%	9.16%	14.96%	more
	Oklahoma	6.19%	5.50%	11.69%	more
	Oregon	7.07%	11.04%	18.11%	more
	Pennsylvania	6.90%	14.76%	21.66%	more
	Rhode Island	17.20%	4.77%	21.97%	more
	South Carolina	9.37%	12.15%	21.53%	more
	South Dakota	8.72%	4.41%	13.12%	more
	Tennessee	1.87%	12.10%	13.97%	more
	Texas	2.75%	15.14%	17.88%	more
	All states combined	7.00%	10.98%	17.98%	more
	Utah	5.56%	10.23%	15.79%	more
	Vermont	12.90%	4.31%	17.20%	more
	Virginia	5.15%	7.94%	13.09%	more
	Washington	6.91%	13.18%	20.09%	more
	West Virginia	10.37%	5.90%	16.27%	more
	Wisconsin	8.92%	8.46%	17.38%	more
	Wyoming	3.58%	3.10%	6.68%	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.

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