Comparison:
State Spending – Debt – GDP – Population

Rank the 50 states for state and local spending.

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	State	State Spending	Local Spending	State and Local Spending
	District of Columbia	0.00%	14.01%	14.01%	more
	Georgia	6.28%	8.18%	14.46%	more
	Connecticut	7.91%	7.05%	14.97%	more
	New Hampshire	8.37%	6.88%	15.25%	more
	South Dakota	8.26%	7.13%	15.39%	more
	Texas	7.11%	8.53%	15.64%	more
	Virginia	8.37%	7.90%	16.27%	more
	Nevada	7.07%	9.34%	16.41%	more
	Massachusetts	10.09%	6.63%	16.73%	more
	Delaware	11.53%	5.23%	16.75%	more
	Colorado	7.54%	9.25%	16.79%	more
	Washington	7.44%	9.53%	16.97%	more
	Indiana	8.61%	8.43%	17.04%	more
	North Carolina	8.20%	8.96%	17.16%	more
	Arizona	8.56%	8.66%	17.22%	more
	Tennessee	7.22%	10.08%	17.30%	more
	North Dakota	9.25%	8.11%	17.36%	more
	Illinois	7.75%	9.63%	17.38%	more
	Utah	9.27%	8.35%	17.62%	more
	New Jersey	10.23%	7.48%	17.71%	more
	Oklahoma	10.17%	7.57%	17.74%	more
	Missouri	8.81%	8.97%	17.78%	more
	Florida	7.55%	10.35%	17.90%	more
	Maryland	9.31%	8.66%	17.96%	more
	Kansas	8.75%	9.27%	18.02%	more
	Nebraska	6.53%	11.52%	18.05%	more
	All states combined	8.87%	9.41%	18.28%	more
	Idaho	10.24%	8.22%	18.46%	more
	Wisconsin	9.31%	9.49%	18.80%	more
	Minnesota	9.40%	9.42%	18.82%	more
	Iowa	9.78%	9.36%	19.14%	more
	Ohio	10.22%	9.22%	19.44%	more
	Louisiana	11.68%	8.25%	19.93%	more
	Pennsylvania	10.74%	9.23%	19.98%	more
	Maine	12.08%	7.99%	20.07%	more
	Hawaii	15.16%	5.17%	20.33%	more
	Michigan	10.70%	9.64%	20.34%	more
	California	9.24%	11.63%	20.87%	more
	New York	8.69%	12.39%	21.08%	more
	Kentucky	13.90%	7.48%	21.38%	more
	Montana	13.31%	8.33%	21.64%	more
	South Carolina	11.55%	10.21%	21.76%	more
	Alabama	11.63%	10.17%	21.80%	more
	Arkansas	13.58%	8.31%	21.89%	more
	Rhode Island	13.75%	8.43%	22.18%	more
	West Virginia	16.11%	7.62%	23.73%	more
	Oregon	14.14%	10.23%	24.36%	more
	Vermont	14.89%	10.40%	25.30%	more
	Wyoming	12.33%	12.98%	25.31%	more
	New Mexico	16.57%	9.05%	25.61%	more
	Mississippi	15.14%	11.70%	26.84%	more
	Alaska	17.78%	9.62%	27.40%	more
Notes: actual estimated 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 2019 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 14.01 a 14.01 a 144.0 a 0.7 a 0.7 e Georgia 6.28 a 8.18 a 14.46 a 638.0 a 3.5 a 10.6 e Connecticut 7.91 a 7.05 a 14.97 a 288.5 a 1.0 a 3.6 e New Hampshire 8.37 a 6.88 a 15.25 a 87.3 a 1.8 a 1.4 e South Dakota 8.26 a 7.13 a 15.39 a 54.0 a 0.8 a 0.9 e Texas 7.11 a 8.53 a 15.64 a 1,858.8 a 3.0 a 29.0 e Virginia 8.37 a 7.90 a 16.27 a 557.8 a 2.4 a 8.6 e Nevada 7.07 a 9.34 a 16.41 a 182.2 a 4.3 a 3.1 e Massachusetts 10.09 a 6.63 a 16.73 a 589.9 a 2.5 a 6.9 e Delaware 11.53 a 5.23 a 16.75 a 76.9 a 4.4 a 1.0 e Colorado 7.54 a 9.25 a 16.79 a 394.5 a 4.6 a 5.8 e Washington 7.44 a 9.53 a 16.97 a 595.2 a 3.5 a 7.6 e Indiana 8.61 a 8.43 a 17.04 a 381.1 a 0.5 a 6.7 e North Carolina 8.20 a 8.96 a 17.16 a 594.5 a 2.2 a 10.5 e Arizona 8.56 a 8.66 a 17.22 a 372.4 a 3.4 a 7.3 e Tennessee 7.22 a 10.08 a 17.30 a 380.1 a 2.4 a 6.8 e North Dakota 9.25 a 8.11 a 17.36 a 59.2 a 0.8 a 0.8 e Illinois 7.75 a 9.63 a 17.38 a 889.5 a 0.6 a 12.7 e Utah 9.27 a 8.35 a 17.62 a 196.5 a 4.5 a 3.2 e New Jersey 10.23 a 7.48 a 17.71 a 637.6 a 1.7 a 8.9 e Oklahoma 10.17 a 7.57 a 17.74 a 204.2 a 1.9 a 4.0 e Missouri 8.81 a 8.97 a 17.78 a 332.5 a 2.1 a 6.1 e Florida 7.55 a 10.35 a 17.90 a 1,111.4 a 2.6 a 21.5 e Maryland 9.31 a 8.66 a 17.96 a 420.4 a 0.0 a 6.1 e Kansas 8.75 a 9.27 a 18.02 a 176.6 a 0.7 a 2.9 e Nebraska 6.53 a 11.52 a 18.05 a 131.9 a 1.6 a 1.9 e All states combined 8.87 a 9.41 a 18.28 a 21,694.3 a 2.7 a 328.3 e Idaho 10.24 a 8.22 a 18.46 a 82.8 a 4.7 a 1.8 e Wisconsin 9.31 a 9.49 a 18.80 a 345.2 a 1.5 a 5.8 e Minnesota 9.40 a 9.42 a 18.82 a 384.0 a 1.1 a 5.6 e Iowa 9.78 a 9.36 a 19.14 a 195.7 a 0.1 a 3.2 e Ohio 10.22 a 9.22 a 19.44 a 697.2 a 2.6 a 11.7 e Louisiana 11.68 a 8.25 a 19.93 a 255.5 a -0.1 a 4.7 e Pennsylvania 10.74 a 9.23 a 19.98 a 799.9 a 1.6 a 12.8 e Maine 12.08 a 7.99 a 20.07 a 68.7 a 2.5 a 1.3 e Hawaii 15.16 a 5.17 a 20.33 a 91.9 a -0.8 a 1.4 e Michigan 10.70 a 9.64 a 20.34 a 532.2 a 0.1 a 10.0 e California 9.24 a 11.63 a 20.87 a 3,042.7 a 3.2 a 39.4 e New York 8.69 a 12.39 a 21.08 a 1,787.7 a 2.9 a 19.5 e Kentucky 13.90 a 7.48 a 21.38 a 218.5 a 2.7 a 4.5 e Montana 13.31 a 8.33 a 21.64 a 51.9 a 0.6 a 1.1 e South Carolina 11.55 a 10.21 a 21.76 a 246.0 a 3.0 a 5.2 e Alabama 11.63 a 10.17 a 21.80 a 231.6 a 1.5 a 4.9 e Arkansas 13.58 a 8.31 a 21.89 a 131.6 a 1.1 a 3.0 e Rhode Island 13.75 a 8.43 a 22.18 a 61.6 a 1.6 a 1.1 e West Virginia 16.11 a 7.62 a 23.73 a 79.3 a -0.7 a 1.8 e Oregon 14.14 a 10.23 a 24.36 a 247.2 a 2.2 a 4.2 e Vermont 14.89 a 10.40 a 25.30 a 34.2 a 1.1 a 0.6 e Wyoming 12.33 a 12.98 a 25.31 a 39.4 a 1.0 a 0.6 e New Mexico 16.57 a 9.05 a 25.61 a 102.0 a 4.4 a 2.1 e Mississippi 15.14 a 11.70 a 26.84 a 114.2 a 0.1 a 3.0 e Alaska 17.78 a 9.62 a 27.40 a 54.7 a 0.2 a 0.7 e Legend: a - actual reported e - out-year estimate in US budget

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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.

Detailed table of spending data sources here.
Medicare breakdown here; Medicaid breakdown here.

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.