State Spending Rank

Compare state and local 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)
	District of Columbia	0.00%	12.89%	12.89%	$106.13	4.1%	0.6	more
	Virginia	7.60%	8.30%	15.90%	$425.49	3.4%	8.0	more
	Delaware	11.34%	5.42%	16.76%	$58.13	-1.3%	0.9	more
	Connecticut	9.66%	7.11%	16.77%	$234.02	0.5%	3.6	more
	Texas	7.36%	10.07%	17.43%	$1,255.66	2.9%	25.2	more
	New Hampshire	9.87%	7.65%	17.52%	$65.31	3.5%	1.3	more
	South Dakota	9.66%	8.25%	17.91%	$38.21	1.3%	0.8	more
	Maryland	9.21%	9.10%	18.31%	$313.93	4.9%	5.8	more
	Georgia	8.05%	10.60%	18.65%	$419.01	1.6%	9.7	more
	Massachusetts	10.59%	8.09%	18.68%	$409.27	4.8%	6.6	more
	Indiana	9.05%	9.64%	18.69%	$284.69	7.0%	6.5	more
	North Dakota	10.91%	8.01%	18.92%	$35.65	7.6%	0.7	more
	North Carolina	9.18%	9.76%	18.93%	$422.28	1.8%	9.6	more
	Colorado	7.98%	10.96%	18.94%	$256.77	1.4%	5.0	more
	Nevada	7.38%	11.68%	19.06%	$125.15	1.6%	2.7	more
	Missouri	9.37%	9.69%	19.06%	$262.01	2.2%	6.0	more
	Illinois	8.88%	10.63%	19.51%	$663.93	2.0%	12.8	more
	Oklahoma	11.73%	8.41%	20.14%	$155.27	0.8%	3.8	more
	Minnesota	10.00%	10.38%	20.38%	$274.65	3.8%	5.3	more
	Kansas	9.60%	10.93%	20.53%	$129.24	1.4%	2.9	more
	All states combined	9.69%	10.98%	20.67%	$15,049.00	2.7%	309.3	more
	Washington	10.02%	10.65%	20.67%	$363.54	3.2%	6.7	more
	Tennessee	8.90%	11.80%	20.70%	$258.66	1.9%	6.4	more
	Iowa	10.23%	10.50%	20.73%	$142.50	3.1%	3.1	more
	Utah	11.19%	9.56%	20.75%	$118.30	2.1%	2.8	more
	New Jersey	11.38%	9.52%	20.90%	$491.23	1.5%	8.8	more
	Nebraska	7.90%	13.06%	20.97%	$91.94	4.0%	1.8	more
	Arizona	9.51%	11.81%	21.33%	$250.53	1.7%	6.4	more
	Hawaii	16.64%	4.84%	21.49%	$66.74	2.7%	1.4	more
	Pennsylvania	11.31%	10.18%	21.49%	$604.63	3.3%	12.7	more
	Idaho	11.57%	9.92%	21.49%	$56.09	2.2%	1.6	more
	Louisiana	11.90%	9.62%	21.52%	$226.56	4.8%	4.5	more
	Florida	8.41%	13.30%	21.72%	$753.00	1.4%	18.8	more
	Wisconsin	11.06%	10.74%	21.80%	$256.16	3.7%	5.7	more
	California	8.60%	13.56%	22.15%	$1,938.60	2.0%	37.3	more
	Arkansas	12.73%	9.68%	22.42%	$101.70	2.9%	2.9	more
	Ohio	11.66%	11.09%	22.75%	$500.27	2.3%	11.5	more
	Rhode Island	14.21%	8.63%	22.83%	$49.41	2.9%	1.1	more
	Michigan	11.32%	11.80%	23.12%	$393.18	6.0%	9.9	more
	Wyoming	10.64%	12.51%	23.14%	$37.57	-3.6%	0.6	more
	Kentucky	14.41%	8.75%	23.16%	$166.66	4.8%	4.3	more
	Maine	14.54%	8.72%	23.26%	$52.80	2.0%	1.3	more
	West Virginia	15.05%	8.65%	23.71%	$66.16	1.3%	1.9	more
	Alabama	11.88%	11.92%	23.80%	$177.51	2.7%	4.8	more
	New York	9.89%	14.32%	24.21%	$1,217.75	3.8%	19.4	more
	Oregon	12.94%	11.27%	24.21%	$163.15	2.1%	3.8	more
	Montana	15.02%	9.40%	24.41%	$38.08	3.7%	1.0	more
	Vermont	15.39%	9.29%	24.68%	$27.48	4.5%	0.6	more
	South Carolina	14.19%	11.47%	25.66%	$166.77	2.6%	4.6	more
	New Mexico	16.11%	10.25%	26.36%	$84.86	-0.1%	2.1	more
	Alaska	17.44%	9.50%	26.93%	$53.65	-2.4%	0.7	more
	Mississippi	15.56%	13.15%	28.71%	$94.79	1.3%	3.0	more
Notes: actual Data Sources: State GDP Information Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1 State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances

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Comparison of State and Local Government Spending in the United States Fiscal Year 2010 Amounts in percent GDP Total Spending State State Spending Local Spending State and Local Spending Gross State Product Real State Growth % Population (million) District of Columbia 0.00 a 12.89 a 12.89 a 106.1 a 4.1 a 0.6 a Virginia 7.60 a 8.30 a 15.90 a 425.5 a 3.4 a 8.0 a Delaware 11.34 a 5.42 a 16.76 a 58.1 a -1.3 a 0.9 a Connecticut 9.66 a 7.11 a 16.77 a 234.0 a 0.5 a 3.6 a Texas 7.36 a 10.07 a 17.43 a 1,255.7 a 2.9 a 25.2 a New Hampshire 9.87 a 7.65 a 17.52 a 65.3 a 3.5 a 1.3 a South Dakota 9.66 a 8.25 a 17.91 a 38.2 a 1.3 a 0.8 a Maryland 9.21 a 9.10 a 18.31 a 313.9 a 4.9 a 5.8 a Georgia 8.05 a 10.60 a 18.65 a 419.0 a 1.6 a 9.7 a Massachusetts 10.59 a 8.09 a 18.68 a 409.3 a 4.8 a 6.6 a Indiana 9.05 a 9.64 a 18.69 a 284.7 a 7.0 a 6.5 a North Dakota 10.91 a 8.01 a 18.92 a 35.7 a 7.6 a 0.7 a North Carolina 9.18 a 9.76 a 18.93 a 422.3 a 1.8 a 9.6 a Colorado 7.98 a 10.96 a 18.94 a 256.8 a 1.4 a 5.0 a Nevada 7.38 a 11.68 a 19.06 a 125.1 a 1.6 a 2.7 a Missouri 9.37 a 9.69 a 19.06 a 262.0 a 2.2 a 6.0 a Illinois 8.88 a 10.63 a 19.51 a 663.9 a 2.0 a 12.8 a Oklahoma 11.73 a 8.41 a 20.14 a 155.3 a 0.8 a 3.8 a Minnesota 10.00 a 10.38 a 20.38 a 274.6 a 3.8 a 5.3 a Kansas 9.60 a 10.93 a 20.53 a 129.2 a 1.4 a 2.9 a All states combined 9.69 a 10.98 a 20.67 a 15,049.0 a 2.7 a 309.3 a Washington 10.02 a 10.65 a 20.67 a 363.5 a 3.2 a 6.7 a Tennessee 8.90 a 11.80 a 20.70 a 258.7 a 1.9 a 6.4 a Iowa 10.23 a 10.50 a 20.73 a 142.5 a 3.1 a 3.1 a Utah 11.19 a 9.56 a 20.75 a 118.3 a 2.1 a 2.8 a New Jersey 11.38 a 9.52 a 20.90 a 491.2 a 1.5 a 8.8 a Nebraska 7.90 a 13.06 a 20.97 a 91.9 a 4.0 a 1.8 a Arizona 9.51 a 11.81 a 21.33 a 250.5 a 1.7 a 6.4 a Hawaii 16.64 a 4.84 a 21.49 a 66.7 a 2.7 a 1.4 a Pennsylvania 11.31 a 10.18 a 21.49 a 604.6 a 3.3 a 12.7 a Idaho 11.57 a 9.92 a 21.49 a 56.1 a 2.2 a 1.6 a Louisiana 11.90 a 9.62 a 21.52 a 226.6 a 4.8 a 4.5 a Florida 8.41 a 13.30 a 21.72 a 753.0 a 1.4 a 18.8 a Wisconsin 11.06 a 10.74 a 21.80 a 256.2 a 3.7 a 5.7 a California 8.60 a 13.56 a 22.15 a 1,938.6 a 2.0 a 37.3 a Arkansas 12.73 a 9.68 a 22.42 a 101.7 a 2.9 a 2.9 a Ohio 11.66 a 11.09 a 22.75 a 500.3 a 2.3 a 11.5 a Rhode Island 14.21 a 8.63 a 22.83 a 49.4 a 2.9 a 1.1 a Michigan 11.32 a 11.80 a 23.12 a 393.2 a 6.0 a 9.9 a Wyoming 10.64 a 12.51 a 23.14 a 37.6 a -3.6 a 0.6 a Kentucky 14.41 a 8.75 a 23.16 a 166.7 a 4.8 a 4.3 a Maine 14.54 a 8.72 a 23.26 a 52.8 a 2.0 a 1.3 a West Virginia 15.05 a 8.65 a 23.71 a 66.2 a 1.3 a 1.9 a Alabama 11.88 a 11.92 a 23.80 a 177.5 a 2.7 a 4.8 a New York 9.89 a 14.32 a 24.21 a 1,217.8 a 3.8 a 19.4 a Oregon 12.94 a 11.27 a 24.21 a 163.2 a 2.1 a 3.8 a Montana 15.02 a 9.40 a 24.41 a 38.1 a 3.7 a 1.0 a Vermont 15.39 a 9.29 a 24.68 a 27.5 a 4.5 a 0.6 a South Carolina 14.19 a 11.47 a 25.66 a 166.8 a 2.6 a 4.6 a New Mexico 16.11 a 10.25 a 26.36 a 84.9 a -0.1 a 2.1 a Alaska 17.44 a 9.50 a 26.93 a 53.7 a -2.4 a 0.7 a Mississippi 15.56 a 13.15 a 28.71 a 94.8 a 1.3 a 3.0 a Legend: a - actual reported

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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.