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Per-capita higher education spending, 2004-2005

Rank, per capita spending
State
Per Capita Spending on Higher Ed
2005 Higher Education Spending
2005 Population
1
North Dakota $998.92 $633,918,000 634,605
2
Vermont $941.36 $585,892,000 622,387
3
Wyoming $932.78 $474,599,000 508,798
4
Delaware $927.38 $780,613,000 841,741
5
New Mexico $885.24 $1,704,960,000 1,925,985
6
Utah $876.72 $2,183,331,000 2,490,334
7
Iowa $854.36 $2,533,630,000 2,965,524
8
North Carolina $853.54 $7,402,294,000 8,672,459
9
Kansas $830.73 $2,282,995,000 2,748,172
10
Alaska $823.95 $546,488,000 663,253
11
Wisconsin $791.63 $4,375,836,000 5,527,644
12
Nebraska $784.26 $1,378,850,000 1,758,163
13
Michigan $781.24 $7,891,207,000 10,100,833
14
Alabama $767.53 $3,491,000,000 4,548,327
15
Oregon $750.30 $2,730,234,000 3,638,871
16
Washington $719.45 $4,526,685,000 6,291,899
17
Oklahoma $707.01 $2,505,256,000 3,543,442
18
Mississippi $695.60 $2,023,152,000 2,908,496
19
Maryland $691.90 $3,867,454,000 5,589,599
20
Hawaii $691.46 $880,427,000 1,273,278
21
Indiana $676.81 $4,240,922,000 6,266,019
22
Montana $656.80 $613,932,000 934,737
23
Texas $652.25 $14,955,151,000 22,928,508
24
Virginia $644.72 $4,876,841,000 7,564,327
25
California $643.69 $23,272,008,000 36,154,147
26
Colorado $625.59 $2,917,296,000 4,663,295
27
Kentucky $614.88 $2,565,655,000 4,172,608
28
Arkansas $614.64 $1,706,055,000 2,775,708
29
South Carolina $612.72 $2,602,177,000 4,246,933
30
Minnesota $608.14 $3,117,798,000 5,126,739
31
West Virginia $605.53 $1,098,475,000 1,814,083
32
Idaho $600.36 $858,137,000 1,429,367
33
Ohio $587.99 $6,744,666,000 11,470,685
34
Illinois $587.99 $7,505,948,000 12,765,427
35
Arizona $579.25 $3,448,303,000 5,953,007
36
Connecticut $558.50 $1,955,136,000 3,500,701
37
New Jersey $549.60 $4,783,216,000 8,703,150
38
South Dakota $547.02 $423,875,000 774,883
39
Pennsylvania $527.71 $6,546,458,000 12,405,348
40
Louisiana $527.40 $2,377,166,000 4,507,331
41
New Hampshire $515.29 $673,391,000 1,306,819
42
Maine $507.58 $669,102,000 1,318,220
43
Missouri $499.74 $2,897,349,000 5,797,703
44
Massachusetts $493.62 $3,175,645,000 6,433,367
45
NEW YORK $488.17 $9,429,429,000 19,315,721
46
Georgia $485.69 $4,435,577,000 9,132,553
47
Rhode Island $480.69 $516,054,000 1,073,579
48
Tennessee $459.29 $2,735,434,000 5,955,745
49
Nevada $439.69 $1,060,658,000 2,412,301
50
Florida $403.29 $7,165,777,000 17,768,191
U.S. Average $614.72 $182,267,983,000 296,507,061
N.Y.S. +/- U.S. average -21%    
Source: PPI analysis of Census Bureau data on state and local government spending
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