State and Local Social Services Spending Per Capita
1998

Rank	State	Amt.		Rank	State	Amt.
1	NEW YORK	$2,105		27	Arkansas	$1,135
2	Alaska	1,594		28	Vermont	1,078
3	South Carolina	1,505		29	Wisconsin	1,032
4	Minnesota	1,490		30	Nebraska	1,031
5	Maine	1,468		31	Illinois	1,025
6	Wyoming	1,430		32	Delaware	1,008
7	Alabama	1,410		33	New Jersey	997
8	Connecticut	1,400		34	Indiana	995
9	Louisiana	1,365		35	Missouri	990
10	Washington	1,363		36	New Hampshire	980
11	North Carolina	1,355		37	Florida	959
12	Massachusetts	1,346		38	Idaho	949
13	Mississippi	1,317		39	North Dakota	933
14	Tennessee	1,272		40	Texas	928
15	Rhode Island	1,265		41	Virginia	909
16	Iowa	1,255		42	Oklahoma	902
17	California	1,255		43	Montana	894
18	Hawaii	1,230		44	Colorado	880
19	New Mexico	1,229		45	Nevada	869
20	Pennsylvania	1,192		46	Maryland	866
21	West Virginia	1,186		47	Kansas	846
22	Oregon	1,178		48	Utah	833
23	Ohio	1,161		49	South Dakota	788
24	Georgia	1,154		50	Arizona	749
25	Michigan	1,144	U.S. average			$1,195
26	Kentucky	1,136	N.Y.S. % above avg.			76.2%
Source: Public Policy Institute calculations from U.S. Census Bureau data
Includes cash assistance, health, hospitals and administration.