Top States by Federal Spending
56 states and territories ranked by total federal spending. Combined total: $4829.9B.
| Rank | State | Total Spending | % of Total | Per Capita | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $444.8B | 9.2% | $11,250 | 39,538,223 |
| 2 | Florida | $287.0B | 5.9% | $13,325 | 21,538,187 |
| 3 | Texas | $271.6B | 5.6% | $9,318 | 29,145,505 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | $266.7B | 5.5% | $20,514 | 13,002,700 |
| 5 | New York | $253.1B | 5.2% | $12,531 | 20,201,249 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $211.6B | 4.4% | $37,073 | 5,706,494 |
| 7 | Indiana | $191.9B | 4.0% | $28,277 | 6,785,528 |
| 8 | Virginia | $189.1B | 3.9% | $21,903 | 8,631,393 |
| 9 | Kentucky | $163.0B | 3.4% | $36,176 | 4,505,836 |
| 10 | South Carolina | $130.3B | 2.7% | $25,464 | 5,118,425 |
| 11 | Illinois | $127.8B | 2.6% | $9,971 | 12,812,508 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $120.7B | 2.5% | $33,463 | 3,605,944 |
| 13 | Michigan | $119.4B | 2.5% | $11,850 | 10,077,331 |
| 14 | Ohio | $116.5B | 2.4% | $9,871 | 11,799,448 |
| 15 | Maryland | $114.7B | 2.4% | $18,562 | 6,177,224 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $111.5B | 2.3% | $18,923 | 5,893,718 |
| 17 | North Carolina | $109.2B | 2.3% | $10,457 | 10,439,388 |
| 18 | Tennessee | $106.9B | 2.2% | $15,471 | 6,910,840 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | $102.1B | 2.1% | $14,517 | 7,029,917 |
| 20 | Arizona | $98.8B | 2.0% | $13,811 | 7,151,502 |
| 21 | Georgia | $93.9B | 1.9% | $8,768 | 10,711,908 |
| 22 | Missouri | $92.4B | 1.9% | $15,012 | 6,154,913 |
| 23 | North Dakota | $90.2B | 1.9% | $115,775 | 779,094 |
| 24 | New Jersey | $88.3B | 1.8% | $9,511 | 9,288,994 |
| 25 | Washington | $85.2B | 1.8% | $11,062 | 7,705,281 |
| 26 | Alabama | $66.4B | 1.4% | $13,217 | 5,024,279 |
| 27 | Colorado | $63.5B | 1.3% | $11,002 | 5,773,714 |
| 28 | District Of Columbia | $61.4B | 1.3% | $88,978 | 689,545 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $56.3B | 1.2% | $12,093 | 4,657,757 |
| 30 | Oregon | $54.4B | 1.1% | $12,828 | 4,237,256 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $46.7B | 1.0% | $11,789 | 3,959,353 |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | $40.4B | 0.8% | $12,307 | 3,285,874 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $40.2B | 0.8% | $18,984 | 2,117,522 |
| 34 | Mississippi | $37.1B | 0.8% | $12,538 | 2,961,279 |
| 35 | Iowa | $32.3B | 0.7% | $10,136 | 3,190,369 |
| 36 | Arkansas | $31.7B | 0.7% | $10,541 | 3,011,524 |
| 37 | Nevada | $31.3B | 0.6% | $10,097 | 3,104,614 |
| 38 | Utah | $30.5B | 0.6% | $9,326 | 3,271,616 |
| 39 | Kansas | $27.8B | 0.6% | $9,469 | 2,937,880 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $23.9B | 0.5% | $13,341 | 1,793,716 |
| 41 | Nebraska | $23.3B | 0.5% | $11,877 | 1,961,504 |
| 42 | Hawaii | $22.0B | 0.5% | $15,136 | 1,455,271 |
| 43 | Idaho | $21.4B | 0.4% | $11,651 | 1,839,106 |
| 44 | Maine | $21.0B | 0.4% | $15,444 | 1,362,359 |
| 45 | Alaska | $16.7B | 0.3% | $22,770 | 733,391 |
| 46 | New Hampshire | $16.2B | 0.3% | $11,754 | 1,377,529 |
| 47 | Montana | $14.5B | 0.3% | $13,362 | 1,084,225 |
| 48 | Rhode Island | $14.5B | 0.3% | $13,201 | 1,097,379 |
| 49 | Delaware | $11.2B | 0.2% | $11,282 | 989,948 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $11.0B | 0.2% | $12,376 | 886,667 |
| 51 | Vermont | $8.7B | 0.2% | $13,516 | 643,077 |
| 52 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $7.0B | 0.1% | $80,342 | 87,146 |
| 53 | Wyoming | $6.5B | 0.1% | $11,326 | 576,851 |
| 54 | Guam | $4.0B | 0.1% | $25,735 | 153,836 |
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | $699.1M | 0.0% | $14,772 | 47,329 |
| 56 | American Samoa | $499.7M | 0.0% | $10,053 | 49,710 |