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| Comparison of State and Local Government Spending in the United States -5yr -1yr Fiscal Year 2024 Amounts in percent GDP |
State  | State Spending | Local Spending | State and Local Spending | Gross State Product | Real State Growth | Popu- lation (mln) | ||
| Alabama | 11.09% | 10.15% | 21.24% | $325.35 | 2.9% | 5.2 | more | |
| Alaska | 16.77% | 8.86% | 25.63% | $71.57 | 3.3% | 0.7 | more | |
| Arizona | 8.99% | 7.81% | 16.80% | $570.09 | 4.5% | 7.6 | more | |
| Arkansas | 11.35% | 7.51% | 18.85% | $188.34 | 3.8% | 3.1 | more | |
| California | 9.68% | 12.59% | 22.27% | $4,048.11 | 3.2% | 39.4 | more | |
| Colorado | 7.95% | 9.30% | 17.24% | $557.63 | 2.0% | 6.0 | more | |
| Connecticut | 8.92% | 7.63% | 16.54% | $356.84 | 1.0% | 3.7 | more | |
| Delaware | 10.97% | 4.74% | 15.72% | $110.97 | 4.0% | 1.1 | more | |
| District of Columbia | 0.00% | 14.27% | 14.27% | $184.30 | 1.3% | 0.7 | more | |
| Florida | 6.81% | 9.35% | 16.16% | $1,726.71 | 3.3% | 23.3 | more | |
| Georgia | 6.99% | 8.14% | 15.13% | $881.51 | 2.6% | 11.2 | more | |
| Hawaii | 17.40% | 4.84% | 22.23% | $117.63 | 2.5% | 1.4 | more | |
| Idaho | 9.03% | 6.89% | 15.92% | $129.02 | 4.5% | 2.0 | more | |
| Illinois | 9.37% | 10.48% | 19.85% | $1,148.11 | 1.6% | 12.7 | more | |
| Indiana | 8.84% | 8.30% | 17.14% | $519.52 | 2.9% | 6.9 | more | |
| Iowa | 9.92% | 8.93% | 18.85% | $265.79 | 2.5% | 3.2 | more | |
| Kansas | 10.22% | 8.66% | 18.88% | $230.52 | 0.7% | 3.0 | more | |
| Kentucky | 15.66% | 8.05% | 23.71% | $295.38 | 1.8% | 4.6 | more | |
| Louisiana | 12.85% | 8.45% | 21.30% | $329.17 | 3.3% | 4.6 | more | |
| Maine | 12.83% | 6.82% | 19.66% | $99.17 | 3.0% | 1.4 | more | |
| Maryland | 10.47% | 8.46% | 18.93% | $546.03 | 3.0% | 6.2 | more | |
| Massachusetts | 10.53% | 7.47% | 18.00% | $778.52 | 2.3% | 7.1 | more | |
| Michigan | 10.50% | 9.77% | 20.27% | $702.47 | 1.4% | 10.1 | more | |
| Minnesota | 9.67% | 8.81% | 18.48% | $507.69 | 2.4% | 5.8 | more | |
| Mississippi | 14.27% | 10.78% | 25.05% | $158.19 | 3.3% | 3.0 | more | |
| Missouri | 10.03% | 8.01% | 18.05% | $448.71 | 1.8% | 6.2 | more | |
| Montana | 11.50% | 7.21% | 18.71% | $78.44 | 3.4% | 1.1 | more | |
| Nebraska | 6.96% | 10.61% | 17.58% | $189.24 | 0.7% | 2.0 | more | |
| Nevada | 6.90% | 8.74% | 15.65% | $269.01 | 3.1% | 3.3 | more | |
| New Hampshire | 7.86% | 6.26% | 14.12% | $119.34 | 1.4% | 1.4 | more | |
| New Jersey | 10.88% | 7.73% | 18.61% | $846.00 | 2.1% | 9.5 | more | |
| New Mexico | 18.97% | 9.08% | 28.05% | $147.09 | 4.4% | 2.1 | more | |
| New York | 8.87% | 11.78% | 20.65% | $2,322.14 | 2.6% | 20.0 | more | |
| North Carolina | 9.12% | 8.54% | 17.65% | $844.21 | 3.3% | 11.1 | more | |
| North Dakota | 9.60% | 7.63% | 17.23% | $80.06 | 2.0% | 0.8 | more | |
| Ohio | 10.52% | 7.64% | 18.16% | $923.14 | 2.0% | 11.9 | more | |
| Oklahoma | 12.08% | 7.70% | 19.78% | $263.70 | 1.6% | 4.1 | more | |
| Oregon | 15.68% | 10.72% | 26.40% | $330.25 | 2.1% | 4.3 | more | |
| Pennsylvania | 10.51% | 9.21% | 19.73% | $1,007.87 | 1.7% | 13.0 | more | |
| Rhode Island | 14.83% | 8.13% | 22.96% | $80.38 | 2.2% | 1.1 | more | |
| South Carolina | 11.99% | 8.13% | 20.12% | $357.07 | 4.5% | 5.5 | more | |
| South Dakota | 8.71% | 6.97% | 15.68% | $76.80 | 0.8% | 0.9 | more | |
| Tennessee | 7.00% | 8.33% | 15.32% | $561.20 | 2.8% | 7.3 | more | |
| Texas | 6.82% | 8.20% | 15.02% | $2,769.77 | 3.9% | 31.3 | more | |
| All states combined | 11.02% | 9.61% | 20.63% | $29,298.00 | 2.8% | 340.0 | more | |
| Utah | 9.65% | 7.48% | 17.12% | $299.47 | 3.5% | 3.5 | more | |
| Vermont | 16.31% | 9.23% | 25.54% | $46.28 | 2.5% | 0.6 | more | |
| Virginia | 9.07% | 8.10% | 17.17% | $761.73 | 2.4% | 8.8 | more | |
| Washington | 7.89% | 8.67% | 16.55% | $856.01 | 4.7% | 7.9 | more | |
| West Virginia | 16.26% | 7.54% | 23.80% | $106.48 | 2.9% | 1.8 | more | |
| Wisconsin | 10.32% | 8.64% | 18.96% | $453.30 | 2.1% | 6.0 | more | |
| Wyoming | 11.33% | 13.16% | 24.48% | $51.50 | -0.2% | 0.6 | more | |
| Notes: actual estimated 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: | ||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Budget billions | Outcome billions | ||
| Receipts | $5,873 | $5,403 | |
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