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This chart compares each state’s total expenditure, as collected by The United States Bureau of the Census’ 2013 Annual Survey of State Government Finances. The data represents fiscal years that ended between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.
It is important to note that total state expenditure is not the same as the state’s general fund budget, or operating budget. Total state expenditure comprises all amounts of money (including federal grants and reimbursements) paid out by a government during its fiscal year, excluding payment of debt, purchases in investment securities, loans, correcting transactions, and agency or private trust transactions. It includes spending on current operation, capital outlay, grants and subsidies, interest on debt and payments to other governments. Expenditure categories include education, public welfare, hospitals, health, highways, police protection, correction, parks and recreation, natural resources and government administration.
Per capita expenditure is calculated using 2013 esimated population data from the U.S. Census. However, direct comparison between individual state governments may be misleading as some states directly administer activities that other states’ local governments administer, and this chart only reflects state spending.
2013 State Expenditure by Region
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Region/ State
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2013 Total State Expenditure (in Millions)
|
2013 State Population Estimate
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Estimated Expenditure per Capita
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New England
|
|
|
|
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Connecticut
|
$29,303
|
3,597,168
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$8,146
|
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Maine
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$8,950
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1,328,778
|
$6,736
|
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Massachusetts
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$56,773
|
6,708,810
|
$8,462
|
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New Hampshire
|
$7,420
|
1,322,660
|
$5,610
|
|
Rhode Island
|
$8,189
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1,052,856
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$7,778
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Vermont
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$6,018
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627,129
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$9,597
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Middle Atlantic
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|
|
|
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Delaware
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$8,648
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925,353
|
$9,346
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Maryland
|
$39,557
|
5,936,040
|
$6,664
|
|
New Jersey
|
$67,363
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8,907,384
|
$7,563
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|
New York
|
$184,040
|
19,691,032
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$9,346
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Pennsylvania
|
$87,533
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12,783,536
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$6,847
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Great Lakes
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|
|
|
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Illinois
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$75,325
|
12,889,580
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$5,844
|
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Indiana
|
$36,794
|
6,570,518
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$5,600
|
|
Michigan
|
$62,945
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9,900,506
|
$6,358
|
|
Ohio
|
$76,292
|
11,572,232
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$6,593
|
|
Wisconsin
|
$37,525
|
5,743,653
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$6,533
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Plains
|
|
|
|
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Iowa
|
$20,518
|
3,092,224
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$6,635
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Kansas
|
$16,437
|
2,894,630
|
$5,678
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Minnesota
|
$39,943
|
5,420,541
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$7,369
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Missouri
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$30,451
|
6,043,708
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$5,039
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Nebraska
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$9,881
|
1,869,300
|
$5,286
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North Dakota
|
$6,410
|
723,626
|
$8,858
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|
South Dakota
|
$4,477
|
845,270
|
$5,296
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Southeast
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|
|
|
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Alabama
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$28,204
|
4,830,533
|
$5,839
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Arkansas
|
$19,522
|
2,957,957
|
$6,600
|
|
Florida
|
$80,436
|
19,594,467
|
$4,105
|
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Georgia
|
$45,484
|
9,991,562
|
$4,552
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Kentucky
|
$28,888
|
4,398,500
|
$6,568
|
|
Louisiana
|
$32,038
|
4,627,491
|
$6,923
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Mississippi
|
$20,102
|
2,990,976
|
$6,721
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North Carolina
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$53,626
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9,845,432
|
$5,447
|
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South Carolina
|
$28,246
|
4,768,498
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$5,923
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Tennessee
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$30,586
|
6,496,130
|
$4,708
|
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Virginia
|
$47,614
|
8,267,875
|
$5,759
|
|
West Virginia
|
$13,234
|
1,852,985
|
$7,142
|
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Southwest
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|
|
|
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Arizona
|
$31,968
|
6,630,799
|
$4,821
|
|
New Mexico
|
$17,200
|
2,086,890
|
$8,242
|
|
Oklahoma
|
$22,920
|
3,853,405
|
$5,948
|
|
Texas
|
$124,930
|
26,500,674
|
$4,714
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Rocky Mountain
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|
|
|
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Colorado
|
$28,744
|
5,271,132
|
$5,453
|
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Idaho
|
$8,531
|
1,612,785
|
$5,290
|
|
Montana
|
$7,075
|
1,014,402
|
$6,975
|
|
Utah
|
$16,823
|
2,903,685
|
$5,794
|
|
Wyoming
|
$5,835
|
583,131
|
$10,006
|
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Far West
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|
|
|
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Alaska
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$12,215
|
737,442
|
$16,563
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California
|
$283,572
|
38,414,128
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$7,382
|
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Hawaii
|
$11,478
|
1,408,765
|
$8,147
|
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Nevada
|
$13,274
|
2,790,366
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$4,757
|
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Oregon
|
$26,850
|
3,928,030
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$6,836
|
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Washington
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$45,726
|
6,973,281
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$6,557
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Total Per Capita Expenditure
| STATE |
FY 2000 |
FY 2001 |
FY 2002 |
FY 2003 |
FY 2008 |
FY 2010 |
FY 2011 |
FY 2013 |
|
United States Avg.
|
$3,860
|
$4,163
|
$4,464
|
$4,683
|
$5,720
|
$6,295
|
$6,438
|
$6,345
|
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Alabama
|
$3,569
|
$3,741
|
$4,016
|
$4,101
|
$5,276
|
$5,795
|
$5,842
|
$5,839
|
|
Alaska
|
$10,544
|
$11,155
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$11,548
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$12,533
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$14,715
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$15,486
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$15,639
|
$16,563
|
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Arizona
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$3,180
|
$3,230
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$3,421
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$3,514
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$4,913
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$5,165
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$5,083
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$4,821
|
|
Arkansas
|
$3,587
|
$3,932
|
$4,265
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$4,430
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$5,447
|
$6,175
|
$6,419
|
$6,600
|
|
California
|
$4,422
|
$4,927
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$5,285
|
$5,765
|
$6,739
|
$6,906
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$7,497
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$7,382
|
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Colorado
|
$3,239
|
$3,540
|
$3,852
|
$3,890
|
$4,611
|
$5,500
|
$5,553
|
$5,453
|
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Connecticut
|
$4,910
|
$5,298
|
$5,816
|
$5,942
|
$6,626
|
$7,682
|
$7,846
|
$8,146
|
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Delaware
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$5,371
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$5,410
|
$5,762
|
$5,939
|
$8,092
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$8,716
|
$8,739
|
$9,346
|
|
Florida
|
$2,829
|
$3,070
|
$3,108
|
$3,313
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$4,185
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$4,352
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$4,435
|
$4,105
|
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Georgia
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$3,031
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$3,314
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$3,671
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$3,749
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$4,331
|
$4,592
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$4,561
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$4,552
|
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Hawaii
|
$5,449
|
$5,536
|
$6,029
|
$6,094
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$8,034
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$8,240
|
$8,327
|
$8,147
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Idaho
|
$3,472
|
$3,748
|
$3,897
|
$3,961
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$5,030
|
$5,431
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$5,514
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$5,290
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Illinois
|
$3,316
|
$3,608
|
$3,904
|
$4,055
|
$4,972
|
$5,866
|
$5,805
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$5,844
|
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Indiana
|
$3,337
|
$3,523
|
$3,606
|
$3,724
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$4,749
|
$5,471
|
$5,411
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$5,600
|
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Iowa
|
$3,914
|
$4,185
|
$4,334
|
$4,449
|
$5,489
|
$6,273
|
$6,507
|
$6,635
|
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Kansas
|
$3,394
|
$3,774
|
$3,904
|
$4,020
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$5,331
|
$5,813
|
$5,813
|
$5,678
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Kentucky
|
$3,880
|
$4,261
|
$4,505
|
$4,642
|
$5,982
|
$6,705
|
$6,726
|
$6,568
|
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Louisiana
|
$3,704
|
$3,671
|
$4,019
|
$4,157
|
$7,653
|
$7,415
|
$7,297
|
$6,923
|
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Maine
|
$4,273
|
$4,469
|
$4,827
|
$5,123
|
$6,141
|
$6,794
|
$6,849
|
$6,736
|
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Maryland
|
$3,657
|
$3,987
|
$4,285
|
$4,462
|
$5,986
|
$6,493
|
$6,451
|
$6,664
|
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Massachusetts
|
$4,643
|
$5,067
|
$5,122
|
$5,095
|
$7,179
|
$7,912
|
$7,954
|
$8,462
|
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Michigan
|
$4,302
|
$4,651
|
$4,882
|
$5,060
|
$5,696
|
$6,467
|
$6,390
|
$6,358
|
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Minnesota
|
$4,742
|
$4,937
|
$5,312
|
$5,707
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$6,534
|
$7,146
|
$7,198
|
$7,369
|
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Mississippi
|
$3,857
|
$4,101
|
$4,443
|
$4,684
|
$6,324
|
$6,748
|
$6,770
|
$6,721
|
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Missouri
|
$3,091
|
$3,351
|
$3,669
|
$3,771
|
$4,535
|
$5,140
|
$5,100
|
$5,039
|
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Montana
|
$4,122
|
$4,473
|
$4,687
|
$4,833
|
$6,286
|
$7,128
|
$7,122
|
$6,975
|
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Nebraska
|
$3,374
|
$3,553
|
$3,787
|
$3,929
|
$4,710
|
$5,191
|
$5,079
|
$5,286
|
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Nevada
|
$3,027
|
$3,216
|
$3,418
|
$3,486
|
$4,087
|
$4,790
|
$4,854
|
$4,757
|
|
New Hampshire
|
$3,532
|
$3,504
|
$3,780
|
$4,093
|
$5,017
|
$5,853
|
$5,796
|
$5,610
|
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New Jersey
|
$4,134
|
$4,425
|
$4,895
|
$5,201
|
$6,720
|
$7,709
|
$7,597
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$7,563
|
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New Mexico
|
$4,783
|
$5,010
|
$5,436
|
$5,680
|
$8,008
|
$8,739
|
$8,595
|
$8,242
|
|
New York
|
$5,108
|
$5,586
|
$6,224
|
$6,635
|
$8,130
|
$9,018
|
$9,436
|
$9,346
|
|
North Carolina
|
$3,679
|
$3,854
|
$3,985
|
$4,080
|
$4,934
|
$5,473
|
$5,501
|
$5,447
|
|
North Dakota
|
$4,448
|
$4,549
|
$4,764
|
$4,931
|
$6,275
|
$7,633
|
$8,055
|
$8,858
|
|
Ohio
|
$3,931
|
$4,204
|
$4,687
|
$4,930
|
$5,911
|
$6,645
|
$6,863
|
$6,593
|
|
Oklahoma
|
$3,080
|
$3,881
|
$4,222
|
$4,314
|
$5,320
|
$6,035
|
$5,913
|
$5,948
|
|
Oregon
|
$4,612
|
$4,699
|
$5,118
|
$5,052
|
$5,940
|
$7,042
|
$7,067
|
$6,836
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
$3,883
|
$4,185
|
$4,475
|
$4,642
|
$5,816
|
$6,872
|
$7,124
|
$6,847
|
|
Rhode Island
|
$4,435
|
$4,964
|
$5,394
|
$5,554
|
$7,105
|
$7,801
|
$7,872
|
$7,778
|
|
South Carolina
|
$4,047
|
$4,451
|
$4,873
|
$5,071
|
$6,092
|
$6,278
|
$6,281
|
$5,923
|
|
South Dakota
|
$3,183
|
$3,549
|
$3,647
|
$3,788
|
$4,628
|
$5,440
|
$5,462
|
$5,296
|
|
Tennessee
|
$2,962
|
$3,198
|
$3,458
|
$3,597
|
$4,221
|
$4,676
|
$4,819
|
$4,708
|
|
Texas
|
$2,898
|
$3,027
|
$3,224
|
$3,456
|
$4,193
|
$4,767
|
$4,916
|
$4,714
|
|
Utah
|
$3,848
|
$4,060
|
$4,356
|
$4,359
|
$5,367
|
$5,886
|
$5,928
|
$5,794
|
|
Vermont
|
$5,286
|
$5,499
|
$5,691
|
$6,234
|
$8,122
|
$9,183
|
$9,342
|
$9,597
|
|
Virginia
|
$3,435
|
$3,722
|
$3,855
|
$3,955
|
$5,105
|
$5,411
|
$5,620
|
$5,759
|
|
Washington
|
$4,395
|
$4,643
|
$5,007
|
$5,317
|
$6,048
|
$6,876
|
$6,742
|
$6,557
|
|
West Virginia
|
$4,177
|
$4,742
|
$5,213
|
$5,524
|
$5,739
|
$6,661
|
$7,008
|
$7,142
|
|
Wisconsin
|
$4,257
|
$4,598
|
$4,917
|
$5,053
|
$5,788
|
$6,786
|
$6,892
|
$6,533
|
|
Wyoming
|
$5,167
|
$5,355
|
$5,908
|
$6,503
|
$9,306
|
$10,214
|
$10,000
|
$10,006
|
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau: State Government Finances, FY 2000- FY 2013; U.S. Census Bureau: Population Estimates, Historical Data, 2000-2013.
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