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Public Welfare State Expenditures Per Capita in 2022
| Rank | State | FIPS Code | Per Capita
Expenditures |
|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 25000 | 4,545 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 35000 | 4,463 |
| 3 | Alaska | 02000 | 4,202 |
| 4 | New York | 36000 | 4,003 |
| 5 | Oregon | 41000 | 3,920 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 21000 | 3,699 |
| 7 | California | 06000 | 3,659 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 22000 | 3,658 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 44000 | 3,647 |
| 10 | Vermont | 50000 | 3,633 |
| 11 | Maine | 23000 | 3,548 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 54000 | 3,522 |
| 13 | Minnesota | 27000 | 3,510 |
| 14 | Delaware | 10000 | 3,438 |
| 15 | Arizona | 04000 | 3,396 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 42000 | 3,153 |
| 17 | Maryland | 24000 | 3,148 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 05000 | 3,114 |
| 19 | Ohio | 39000 | 3,064 |
| 20 | Indiana | 18000 | 2,848 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 15000 | 2,802 |
| 22 | New Jersey | 34000 | 2,698 |
| 23 | Illinois | 17000 | 2,688 |
| 24 | Iowa | 19000 | 2,589 |
| 25 | Montana | 30000 | 2,588 |
| 26 | North Dakota | 38000 | 2,494 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | 55000 | 2,466 |
| 28 | Virginia | 51000 | 2,456 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 28000 | 2,320 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 40000 | 2,297 |
| 31 | New Hampshire | 33000 | 2,234 |
| 32 | Colorado | 08000 | 2,174 |
| 33 | Idaho | 16000 | 2,157 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 31000 | 2,151 |
| 35 | Michigan | 26000 | 2,111 |
| 35 | Washington | 53000 | 2,111 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 47000 | 2,035 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 37000 | 2,031 |
| 39 | Kansas | 20000 | 2,023 |
| 40 | Texas | 48000 | 2,000 |
| 41 | Missouri | 29000 | 1,946 |
| 42 | Utah | 49000 | 1,897 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 45000 | 1,866 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 46000 | 1,859 |
| 45 | Wyoming | 56000 | 1,735 |
| 46 | Alabama | 01000 | 1,709 |
| 47 | Florida | 12000 | 1,667 |
| 48 | Nevada | 32000 | 1,560 |
| 49 | Georgia | 13000 | 1,514 |
| 50 | Connecticut | 09000 | 1,085 |
Data Source: Rockefeller Institute of Government, U.S. Census Bureau
This page was generated on 11/4/2025 7:52:49 AM