State and local per-capita welfare spending, FY2005-2006

Rank	State	PublicWelfare spending percapita	Rank	State	PublicWelfare spending percapita
1	NEWYORK	$2,236	26	Nebraska	$1,132
2	Alaska	$2,085	27	Hawaii	$1,124
3	RhodeIsland	$2,014	28	Alabama	$1,120
4	Maine	$1,889	29	NewHampshire	$1,119
5	Vermont	$1,799	30	NorthCarolina	$1,111
6	Massachusetts	$1,779	31	SouthCarolina	$1,105
7	Minnesota	$1,776	32	Louisiana	$1,064
8	Pennsylvania	$1,628	33	Washington	$1,048
9	NewMexico	$1,466	34	Illinois	$1,048
10	Delaware	$1,455	35	Oregon	$1,048
11	Ohio	$1,450	36	Kansas	$1,030
12	NewJersey	$1,426	37	Missouri	$1,027
13	Kentucky	$1,351	38	Indiana	$1,023
14	Connecticut	$1,323	39	Idaho	$ 999
15	Wisconsin	$1,296	40	Florida	$ 992
16	WestVirginia	$1,291	41	Arizona	$ 983
17	Mississippi	$1,289	42	Michigan	$ 980
18	Tennessee	$1,257	43	SouthDakota	$ 957
19	California	$1,225	44	Virginia	$ 951
20	Arkansas	$1,225	45	Utah	$ 924
21	Iowa	$1,184	46	Montana	$ 911
22	Maryland	$1,159	47	Georgia	$ 907
23	NorthDakota	$1,146	48	Texas	$ 866
24	Wyoming	$1,137	49	Colorado	$ 738
25	Oklahoma	$1,137	50	Nevada	$ 718
UnitedStatesTotal		$ 1,237
NYS%+/-U.S.		81%
Source: Public Policy Institute Analysis of Census Bureau State and Local Government Finances: 2005-06