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)
	Alabama	10.94%	9.99%	20.93%	$309.54	3.5%	5.1	more
	Alaska	16.56%	8.79%	25.35%	$68.23	7.3%	0.7	more
	Arizona	9.86%	7.48%	17.35%	$530.11	3.3%	7.5	more
	Arkansas	12.60%	7.52%	20.12%	$178.12	2.4%	3.1	more
	California	9.75%	12.34%	22.09%	$3,827.01	1.8%	39.2	more
	Colorado	7.48%	9.36%	16.84%	$533.27	4.2%	5.9	more
	Connecticut	8.78%	7.41%	16.18%	$341.85	1.4%	3.6	more
	Delaware	11.25%	4.77%	16.02%	$103.33	1.2%	1.0	more
	District of Columbia	0.00%	14.26%	14.26%	$174.25	0.1%	0.7	more
	Florida	7.55%	9.07%	16.62%	$1,624.64	5.1%	22.9	more
	Georgia	7.30%	7.96%	15.25%	$835.76	1.4%	11.1	more
	Hawaii	17.03%	4.54%	21.57%	$111.74	2.5%	1.4	more
	Idaho	9.40%	7.78%	17.18%	$120.59	2.7%	2.0	more
	Illinois	9.13%	10.09%	19.22%	$1,100.79	1.4%	12.6	more
	Indiana	8.34%	8.13%	16.47%	$496.85	1.8%	6.9	more
	Iowa	9.39%	8.90%	18.28%	$253.17	-0.6%	3.2	more
	Kansas	9.52%	8.47%	18.00%	$224.85	1.4%	2.9	more
	Kentucky	15.22%	8.03%	23.26%	$283.27	2.9%	4.5	more
	Louisiana	12.61%	8.09%	20.70%	$318.04	3.7%	4.6	more
	Maine	13.45%	7.30%	20.75%	$93.74	3.6%	1.4	more
	Maryland	10.03%	8.61%	18.64%	$515.04	1.9%	6.2	more
	Massachusetts	10.63%	7.04%	17.67%	$737.87	1.2%	7.1	more
	Michigan	10.13%	9.56%	19.69%	$676.03	2.7%	10.1	more
	Minnesota	9.49%	8.72%	18.21%	$483.22	1.0%	5.8	more
	Mississippi	13.81%	10.91%	24.72%	$151.51	3.2%	2.9	more
	Missouri	9.77%	8.00%	17.77%	$428.89	2.9%	6.2	more
	Montana	11.83%	7.06%	18.89%	$74.69	5.0%	1.1	more
	Nebraska	6.92%	10.13%	17.04%	$183.78	5.2%	2.0	more
	Nevada	6.74%	7.51%	14.25%	$253.44	3.4%	3.2	more
	New Hampshire	8.18%	6.12%	14.30%	$114.43	2.1%	1.4	more
	New Jersey	11.08%	7.61%	18.69%	$806.89	2.1%	9.4	more
	New Mexico	19.00%	8.82%	27.82%	$138.53	9.4%	2.1	more
	New York	8.63%	11.67%	20.30%	$2,182.55	0.7%	19.8	more
	North Carolina	8.22%	8.61%	16.83%	$794.84	3.6%	10.9	more
	North Dakota	9.47%	7.28%	16.75%	$77.90	8.9%	0.8	more
	Ohio	10.36%	7.59%	17.95%	$883.96	1.9%	11.8	more
	Oklahoma	10.78%	7.45%	18.23%	$255.93	6.6%	4.1	more
	Oregon	15.44%	10.41%	25.85%	$314.90	1.5%	4.3	more
	Pennsylvania	11.27%	9.05%	20.33%	$966.44	1.7%	13.0	more
	Rhode Island	14.62%	8.29%	22.92%	$76.31	1.0%	1.1	more
	South Carolina	11.74%	8.79%	20.53%	$332.95	3.7%	5.4	more
	South Dakota	7.98%	6.71%	14.68%	$74.46	3.6%	0.9	more
	Tennessee	6.81%	8.30%	15.10%	$531.25	3.1%	7.2	more
	Texas	6.69%	7.91%	14.60%	$2,637.24	8.2%	30.7	more
	All states combined	10.68%	9.25%	19.93%	$27,811.50	2.9%	336.8	more
	Utah	9.45%	7.75%	17.20%	$283.23	3.9%	3.4	more
	Vermont	16.47%	9.22%	25.69%	$43.93	1.7%	0.6	more
	Virginia	9.29%	7.95%	17.23%	$722.77	3.4%	8.7	more
	Washington	7.77%	8.69%	16.46%	$801.46	4.3%	7.8	more
	West Virginia	16.25%	7.63%	23.88%	$101.48	3.6%	1.8	more
	Wisconsin	10.44%	8.55%	18.99%	$431.91	1.5%	5.9	more
	Wyoming	10.74%	11.97%	22.72%	$51.35	5.7%	0.6	more
Notes: actual 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: 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 2023 Amounts in percent GDP Total Spending State State Spending Local Spending State and Local Spending Gross State Product Real State Growth % Population (million) Alabama 10.94 a 9.99 a 20.93 a 309.5 a 3.5 a 5.1 a Alaska 16.56 a 8.79 a 25.35 a 68.2 a 7.3 a 0.7 a Arizona 9.86 a 7.48 a 17.35 a 530.1 a 3.3 a 7.5 a Arkansas 12.60 a 7.52 a 20.12 a 178.1 a 2.4 a 3.1 a California 9.75 a 12.34 a 22.09 a 3,827.0 a 1.8 a 39.2 a Colorado 7.48 a 9.36 a 16.84 a 533.3 a 4.2 a 5.9 a Connecticut 8.78 a 7.41 a 16.18 a 341.9 a 1.4 a 3.6 a Delaware 11.25 a 4.77 a 16.02 a 103.3 a 1.2 a 1.0 a District of Columbia 0.00 a 14.26 a 14.26 a 174.3 a 0.1 a 0.7 a Florida 7.55 a 9.07 a 16.62 a 1,624.6 a 5.1 a 22.9 a Georgia 7.30 a 7.96 a 15.25 a 835.8 a 1.4 a 11.1 a Hawaii 17.03 a 4.54 a 21.57 a 111.7 a 2.5 a 1.4 a Idaho 9.40 a 7.78 a 17.18 a 120.6 a 2.7 a 2.0 a Illinois 9.13 a 10.09 a 19.22 a 1,100.8 a 1.4 a 12.6 a Indiana 8.34 a 8.13 a 16.47 a 496.9 a 1.8 a 6.9 a Iowa 9.39 a 8.90 a 18.28 a 253.2 a -0.6 a 3.2 a Kansas 9.52 a 8.47 a 18.00 a 224.9 a 1.4 a 2.9 a Kentucky 15.22 a 8.03 a 23.26 a 283.3 a 2.9 a 4.5 a Louisiana 12.61 a 8.09 a 20.70 a 318.0 a 3.7 a 4.6 a Maine 13.45 a 7.30 a 20.75 a 93.7 a 3.6 a 1.4 a Maryland 10.03 a 8.61 a 18.64 a 515.0 a 1.9 a 6.2 a Massachusetts 10.63 a 7.04 a 17.67 a 737.9 a 1.2 a 7.1 a Michigan 10.13 a 9.56 a 19.69 a 676.0 a 2.7 a 10.1 a Minnesota 9.49 a 8.72 a 18.21 a 483.2 a 1.0 a 5.8 a Mississippi 13.81 a 10.91 a 24.72 a 151.5 a 3.2 a 2.9 a Missouri 9.77 a 8.00 a 17.77 a 428.9 a 2.9 a 6.2 a Montana 11.83 a 7.06 a 18.89 a 74.7 a 5.0 a 1.1 a Nebraska 6.92 a 10.13 a 17.04 a 183.8 a 5.2 a 2.0 a Nevada 6.74 a 7.51 a 14.25 a 253.4 a 3.4 a 3.2 a New Hampshire 8.18 a 6.12 a 14.30 a 114.4 a 2.1 a 1.4 a New Jersey 11.08 a 7.61 a 18.69 a 806.9 a 2.1 a 9.4 a New Mexico 19.00 a 8.82 a 27.82 a 138.5 a 9.4 a 2.1 a New York 8.63 a 11.67 a 20.30 a 2,182.6 a 0.7 a 19.8 a North Carolina 8.22 a 8.61 a 16.83 a 794.8 a 3.6 a 10.9 a North Dakota 9.47 a 7.28 a 16.75 a 77.9 a 8.9 a 0.8 a Ohio 10.36 a 7.59 a 17.95 a 884.0 a 1.9 a 11.8 a Oklahoma 10.78 a 7.45 a 18.23 a 255.9 a 6.6 a 4.1 a Oregon 15.44 a 10.41 a 25.85 a 314.9 a 1.5 a 4.3 a Pennsylvania 11.27 a 9.05 a 20.33 a 966.4 a 1.7 a 13.0 a Rhode Island 14.62 a 8.29 a 22.92 a 76.3 a 1.0 a 1.1 a South Carolina 11.74 a 8.79 a 20.53 a 332.9 a 3.7 a 5.4 a South Dakota 7.98 a 6.71 a 14.68 a 74.5 a 3.6 a 0.9 a Tennessee 6.81 a 8.30 a 15.10 a 531.2 a 3.1 a 7.2 a Texas 6.69 a 7.91 a 14.60 a 2,637.2 a 8.2 a 30.7 a All states combined 10.68 g 9.25 g 19.93 g 27,811.5 a 2.9 a 336.8 a Utah 9.45 a 7.75 a 17.20 a 283.2 a 3.9 a 3.4 a Vermont 16.47 a 9.22 a 25.69 a 43.9 a 1.7 a 0.6 a Virginia 9.29 a 7.95 a 17.23 a 722.8 a 3.4 a 8.7 a Washington 7.77 a 8.69 a 16.46 a 801.5 a 4.3 a 7.8 a West Virginia 16.25 a 7.63 a 23.88 a 101.5 a 3.6 a 1.8 a Wisconsin 10.44 a 8.55 a 18.99 a 431.9 a 1.5 a 5.9 a Wyoming 10.74 a 11.97 a 22.72 a 51.4 a 5.7 a 0.6 a Legend: a - actual reported g - 'guesstimated' projection by usgovernmentspending.com

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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.