State and Local Public Welfare Spending Per Capita, FY 2004-2005
Rank |
State |
Public Welfare spending per capita |
| 1 |
NEW YORK | $2,214 |
2 |
Alaska | $2,060 |
| 3 |
Rhode Island | $1,917 |
4 |
Minnesota | $1,900 |
| 5 |
Maine | $1,778 |
6 |
Vermont | $1,776 |
| 7 |
Massachusetts | $1,678 |
8 |
Pennsylvania | $1,651 |
| 9 |
New Mexico | $1,647 |
10 |
Tennessee | $1,445 |
| 11 |
Mississippi | $1,395 |
12 |
Delaware | $1,335 |
| 13 |
Ohio | $1,335 |
14 |
Kentucky | $1,299 |
| 15 |
West Virginia | $1,296 |
16 |
Wisconsin | $1,264 |
| 17 |
Connecticut | $1,251 |
18 |
New Hampshire | $1,246 |
| 19 |
California | $1,229 |
20 |
South Carolina | $1,223 |
| 21 |
Arkansas | $1,192 |
22 |
Iowa | $1,178 |
| 23 |
Nebraska | $1,153 |
24 |
Hawaii | $1,136 |
| 25 |
North Dakota | $1,123 |
26 |
North Carolina | $1,111 |
| 27 |
Alabama | $1,106 |
28 |
Missouri | $1,097 |
| 29 |
Wyoming | $1,086 |
30 |
Washington | $1,078 |
| 31 |
Maryland | $1,069 |
32 |
Oklahoma | $1,065 |
| 33 |
Michigan | $1,058 |
34 |
New Jersey | $1,054 |
| 35 |
Oregon | $1,049 |
36 |
Illinois | $1,034 |
| 37 |
Kansas | $1,008 |
38 |
Indiana | $1,004 |
| 39 |
Louisiana | $997 |
40 |
Arizona | $993 |
| 41 |
Idaho | $986 |
42 |
Florida | $972 |
| 43 |
Georgia | $969 |
44 |
South Dakota | $955 |
| 45 |
Virginia | $891 |
46 |
Utah | $889 |
| 47 |
Montana | $860 |
48 |
Texas | $849 |
| 49 |
Colorado | $692 |
50 |
Nevada | $676 |
United States |
$1,223 |
|
|
NYS % +/- U.S. |
81% |
|
| Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2004-05 | ||