Federal Spending as % of State GDP
States ranked by how much federal spending contributes relative to their economy. National average: 1.0%.
National Avg
1.0%
Most Dependent
District of Columbia: 7.0%
Least Dependent
Delaware: 0.2%
| # | State | % of GDP | Fed. Spending | State GDP | Per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 7.0% | $12.86B | $184.30B | $18K |
| 2 | Virginia | 6.6% | $50.14B | $761.73B | $6K |
| 3 | Maryland | 3.5% | $19.18B | $546.03B | $3K |
| 4 | Alaska | 2.3% | $1.67B | $71.57B | $2K |
| 5 | Hawaii | 1.9% | $2.26B | $117.63B | $2K |
| 6 | Missouri | 1.3% | $5.99B | $448.71B | $959.58 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 1.3% | $4.72B | $356.83B | $1K |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 1.3% | $13.22B | $1.01T | $1K |
| 9 | Alabama | 1.1% | $3.52B | $325.35B | $682.31 |
| 10 | Mississippi | 1.0% | $1.62B | $158.19B | $549.42 |
| 11 | Arizona | 1.0% | $5.54B | $570.09B | $730.82 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 1.0% | $4.36B | $453.30B | $730.93 |
| 13 | Texas | 0.9% | $25.82B | $2.77T | $825.13 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 0.9% | $970.5M | $106.48B | $548.29 |
| 15 | Vermont | 0.9% | $418.7M | $46.28B | $645.68 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | 0.8% | $995.9M | $119.34B | $706.81 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 0.8% | $1.16B | $147.08B | $544.99 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 0.8% | $5.94B | $778.52B | $831.74 |
| 19 | Colorado | 0.8% | $4.21B | $557.63B | $706.60 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | 0.7% | $1.90B | $263.70B | $464.00 |
| 21 | Kansas | 0.7% | $1.60B | $230.52B | $537.22 |
| 22 | Illinois | 0.7% | $7.65B | $1.15T | $601.56 |
| 23 | Montana | 0.7% | $518.7M | $78.44B | $456.09 |
| 24 | Florida | 0.7% | $11.33B | $1.73T | $484.86 |
| 25 | Rhode Island | 0.6% | $517.9M | $80.38B | $465.60 |
| 26 | South Dakota | 0.6% | $493.4M | $76.80B | $533.58 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 0.6% | $2.29B | $357.07B | $418.37 |
| 28 | Georgia | 0.6% | $5.55B | $881.51B | $496.68 |
| 29 | Utah | 0.6% | $1.88B | $299.47B | $537.53 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 0.6% | $1.78B | $295.38B | $387.41 |
| 31 | Louisiana | 0.6% | $1.84B | $329.17B | $399.12 |
| 32 | North Dakota | 0.5% | $427.3M | $80.06B | $536.48 |
| 33 | Michigan | 0.5% | $3.69B | $702.47B | $364.35 |
| 34 | New Jersey | 0.5% | $4.41B | $846.00B | $464.35 |
| 35 | Wyoming | 0.5% | $259.1M | $51.50B | $441.02 |
| 36 | Idaho | 0.5% | $612.3M | $129.02B | $305.88 |
| 37 | Iowa | 0.5% | $1.25B | $265.79B | $385.32 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 0.5% | $847.8M | $188.34B | $274.50 |
| 39 | Washington | 0.4% | $3.85B | $856.01B | $483.87 |
| 40 | California | 0.4% | $17.94B | $4.05T | $454.99 |
| 41 | Nevada | 0.4% | $1.18B | $269.01B | $362.66 |
| 42 | Ohio | 0.4% | $4.06B | $923.14B | $341.62 |
| 43 | Oregon | 0.4% | $1.45B | $330.25B | $338.83 |
| 44 | Maine | 0.4% | $376.1M | $99.17B | $267.68 |
| 45 | North Carolina | 0.4% | $3.10B | $844.21B | $280.37 |
| 46 | Nebraska | 0.3% | $596.1M | $189.24B | $297.23 |
| 47 | Indiana | 0.3% | $1.58B | $519.52B | $228.00 |
| 48 | New York | 0.3% | $6.18B | $2.32T | $311.00 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 0.3% | $1.33B | $507.69B | $230.00 |
| 50 | Tennessee | 0.2% | $1.26B | $561.20B | $174.20 |
| 51 | Delaware | 0.2% | $247.1M | $110.97B | $234.87 |
GDP data from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Federal spending from USAspending.gov. A higher percentage means the state's economy is more influenced by federal spending.