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Public Welfare State & Local Expenditures Per Capita in 2022
| Rank | State | FIPS Code | Per Capita
Expenditures |
|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 11000 | 7,879 |
| 2 | New York | 36000 | 4,706 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 35000 | 4,556 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 25000 | 4,554 |
| 5 | Alaska | 02000 | 4,221 |
| 5 | California | 06000 | 4,221 |
| 7 | Oregon | 41000 | 4,003 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 27000 | 3,798 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 21000 | 3,707 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 22000 | 3,673 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 44000 | 3,660 |
| 12 | Vermont | 50000 | 3,640 |
| 13 | Maine | 23000 | 3,602 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 42000 | 3,536 |
| 15 | West Virginia | 54000 | 3,528 |
| 16 | Delaware | 10000 | 3,441 |
| 17 | Arizona | 04000 | 3,428 |
| 18 | Ohio | 39000 | 3,284 |
| 19 | Maryland | 24000 | 3,189 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 05000 | 3,119 |
| 21 | Hawaii | 15000 | 2,877 |
| 22 | Indiana | 18000 | 2,853 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 55000 | 2,829 |
| 24 | New Jersey | 34000 | 2,798 |
| 25 | Illinois | 17000 | 2,749 |
| 26 | Virginia | 51000 | 2,695 |
| 27 | Montana | 30000 | 2,639 |
| 28 | Iowa | 19000 | 2,628 |
| 29 | North Dakota | 38000 | 2,588 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 33000 | 2,457 |
| 31 | Colorado | 08000 | 2,362 |
| 32 | Mississippi | 28000 | 2,327 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 40000 | 2,306 |
| 34 | Michigan | 26000 | 2,259 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 31000 | 2,224 |
| 36 | North Carolina | 37000 | 2,213 |
| 37 | Washington | 53000 | 2,177 |
| 38 | Idaho | 16000 | 2,172 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 47000 | 2,066 |
| 40 | Kansas | 20000 | 2,037 |
| 41 | Texas | 48000 | 2,031 |
| 42 | Missouri | 29000 | 1,967 |
| 43 | Utah | 49000 | 1,964 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 46000 | 1,883 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 45000 | 1,873 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 56000 | 1,773 |
| 47 | Florida | 12000 | 1,745 |
| 48 | Nevada | 32000 | 1,724 |
| 49 | Alabama | 01000 | 1,719 |
| 50 | Georgia | 13000 | 1,527 |
| 51 | Connecticut | 09000 | 1,108 |
Data Source: Rockefeller Institute of Government, U.S. Census Bureau
This page was generated on 2/24/2026 6:38:59 PM