Federal Spending Per Capita by State
56 states and territories ranked by federal spending per resident. Per capita figures normalize spending by population to show relative intensity.
| Rank | State | Per Capita | Total Spending | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $115,775 | $90.2B | 779,094 |
| 2 | District Of Columbia | $88,978 | $61.4B | 689,545 |
| 3 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $80,342 | $7.0B | 87,146 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $37,073 | $211.6B | 5,706,494 |
| 5 | Kentucky | $36,176 | $163.0B | 4,505,836 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $33,463 | $120.7B | 3,605,944 |
| 7 | Indiana | $28,277 | $191.9B | 6,785,528 |
| 8 | Guam | $25,735 | $4.0B | 153,836 |
| 9 | South Carolina | $25,464 | $130.3B | 5,118,425 |
| 10 | Alaska | $22,770 | $16.7B | 733,391 |
| 11 | Virginia | $21,903 | $189.1B | 8,631,393 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $20,514 | $266.7B | 13,002,700 |
| 13 | New Mexico | $18,984 | $40.2B | 2,117,522 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | $18,923 | $111.5B | 5,893,718 |
| 15 | Maryland | $18,562 | $114.7B | 6,177,224 |
| 16 | Tennessee | $15,471 | $106.9B | 6,910,840 |
| 17 | Maine | $15,444 | $21.0B | 1,362,359 |
| 18 | Hawaii | $15,136 | $22.0B | 1,455,271 |
| 19 | Missouri | $15,012 | $92.4B | 6,154,913 |
| 20 | Northern Mariana Islands | $14,772 | $699.1M | 47,329 |
| 21 | Massachusetts | $14,517 | $102.1B | 7,029,917 |
| 22 | Arizona | $13,811 | $98.8B | 7,151,502 |
| 23 | Vermont | $13,516 | $8.7B | 643,077 |
| 24 | Montana | $13,362 | $14.5B | 1,084,225 |
| 25 | West Virginia | $13,341 | $23.9B | 1,793,716 |
| 26 | Florida | $13,325 | $287.0B | 21,538,187 |
| 27 | Alabama | $13,217 | $66.4B | 5,024,279 |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $13,201 | $14.5B | 1,097,379 |
| 29 | Oregon | $12,828 | $54.4B | 4,237,256 |
| 30 | Mississippi | $12,538 | $37.1B | 2,961,279 |
| 31 | New York | $12,531 | $253.1B | 20,201,249 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $12,376 | $11.0B | 886,667 |
| 33 | Puerto Rico | $12,307 | $40.4B | 3,285,874 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $12,093 | $56.3B | 4,657,757 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $11,877 | $23.3B | 1,961,504 |
| 36 | Michigan | $11,850 | $119.4B | 10,077,331 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | $11,789 | $46.7B | 3,959,353 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | $11,754 | $16.2B | 1,377,529 |
| 39 | Idaho | $11,651 | $21.4B | 1,839,106 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $11,326 | $6.5B | 576,851 |
| 41 | Delaware | $11,282 | $11.2B | 989,948 |
| 42 | California | $11,250 | $444.8B | 39,538,223 |
| 43 | Washington | $11,062 | $85.2B | 7,705,281 |
| 44 | Colorado | $11,002 | $63.5B | 5,773,714 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $10,541 | $31.7B | 3,011,524 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $10,457 | $109.2B | 10,439,388 |
| 47 | Iowa | $10,136 | $32.3B | 3,190,369 |
| 48 | Nevada | $10,097 | $31.3B | 3,104,614 |
| 49 | American Samoa | $10,053 | $499.7M | 49,710 |
| 50 | Illinois | $9,971 | $127.8B | 12,812,508 |
| 51 | Ohio | $9,871 | $116.5B | 11,799,448 |
| 52 | New Jersey | $9,511 | $88.3B | 9,288,994 |
| 53 | Kansas | $9,469 | $27.8B | 2,937,880 |
| 54 | Utah | $9,326 | $30.5B | 3,271,616 |
| 55 | Texas | $9,318 | $271.6B | 29,145,505 |
| 56 | Georgia | $8,768 | $93.9B | 10,711,908 |