Just the Facts - Key Economic and Social Indicators for New York State
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPENDING PER CAPITA, 2002
| Rank | State | Spending per capita | Rank | State | Spending per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alaska | $14,988 | 27 |
Mississippi | $6,076 | |
2 |
NEW YORK | $10,392 | 28 |
Indiana | $5,971 | |
3 |
California | $8,663 | 29 |
Utah | $5,934 | |
4 |
Minnesota | $8,237 | 30 |
Texas | $5,890 | |
5 |
Connecticut | $8,101 | 31 |
Idaho | $5,846 | |
6 |
Massachusetts | $8,056 | 32 |
New Hampshire | $5,842 | |
7 |
Nevada | $7,894 | 33 |
South Carolina | $5,701 | |
8 |
Hawaii | $7,757 | 34 |
Wisconsin | $5,654 | |
9 |
Washington | $7,730 | 35 |
Oregon | $5,503 | |
10 |
Delaware | $7,586 | 36 |
Arkansas | $5,451 | |
11 |
Colorado | $7,415 | 37 |
Virginia | $5,004 | |
12 |
Illinois | $7,038 | 38 |
Vermont | $4,972 | |
13 |
Rhode Island | $7,008 | 39 |
Wyoming | $4,834 | |
14 |
Michigan | $6,997 | 40 |
New Mexico | $4,730 | |
15 |
New Jersey | $6,845 | 41 |
Nebraska | $4,621 | |
16 |
Pennsylvania | $6,824 | 42 |
South Dakota | $4,571 | |
17 |
Maine | $6,806 | 43 |
North Dakota | $4,525 | |
18 |
Maryland | $6,718 | 44 |
Ohio | $4,522 | |
19 |
Iowa | $6,594 | 45 |
West Virginia | $4,472 | |
20 |
Alabama | $6,416 | 46 |
Montana | $4,393 | |
21 |
Georgia | $6,390 | 47 |
Missouri | $4,333 | |
22 |
Kansas | $6,220 | 48 |
North Carolina | $4,157 | |
23 |
Florida | $6,214 | 49 |
Tennessee | $3,714 | |
24 |
Louisiana | $6,191 | 50 |
Oklahoma | $3,625 | |
25 |
Kentucky | $6,145 | U.S. average | $7,280 | ||
26 |
Arizona | $6,102 | N.Y.S. above avg. | 43% | ||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau; calculations by The Public Policy Institute | ||||||