Federal Spending as % of State GDP
States ranked by how much federal spending contributes relative to their economy. National average: 0.3%.
National Avg
0.3%
Most Dependent
Virginia: 1.6%
Least Dependent
Delaware: 0.0%
| Rank | State | % of GDP | Fed. Spending | State GDP | Per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | 1.6% | $11.84B | $761.73B | $1K |
| 2 | New Mexico | 1.4% | $2.01B | $147.08B | $945.82 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 1.2% | $2.22B | $184.30B | $3K |
| 4 | Texas | 0.8% | $21.47B | $2.77T | $686.1 |
| 5 | Arizona | 0.6% | $3.30B | $570.09B | $435.71 |
| 6 | Alaska | 0.6% | $393.9M | $71.57B | $532.17 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 0.5% | $2.43B | $453.30B | $407.2 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 0.4% | $1.23B | $329.17B | $268.17 |
| 9 | Missouri | 0.4% | $1.64B | $448.71B | $262.46 |
| 10 | Maryland | 0.4% | $1.98B | $546.03B | $315.6 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 0.3% | $400.4M | $119.34B | $284.15 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 0.3% | $2.60B | $778.52B | $364.7 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 0.3% | $843.6M | $263.70B | $205.98 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | 0.3% | $3.13B | $1.01T | $239.68 |
| 15 | Connecticut | 0.3% | $980.5M | $356.83B | $266.81 |
| 16 | Montana | 0.3% | $212.9M | $78.44B | $187.18 |
| 17 | Michigan | 0.3% | $1.78B | $702.47B | $175.18 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 0.2% | $284.5M | $117.63B | $196.71 |
| 19 | Utah | 0.2% | $697.4M | $299.47B | $199.06 |
| 20 | Kentucky | 0.2% | $652.0M | $295.38B | $142.1 |
| 21 | Florida | 0.2% | $3.79B | $1.73T | $161.99 |
| 22 | Mississippi | 0.2% | $339.4M | $158.19B | $115.31 |
| 23 | Nevada | 0.2% | $561.5M | $269.01B | $171.84 |
| 24 | West Virginia | 0.2% | $200.8M | $106.48B | $113.44 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 0.2% | $352.3M | $189.24B | $175.68 |
| 26 | Alabama | 0.2% | $602.5M | $325.35B | $116.81 |
| 27 | Illinois | 0.2% | $1.83B | $1.15T | $143.78 |
| 28 | Iowa | 0.2% | $412.2M | $265.79B | $127.17 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 0.1% | $74.6M | $51.50B | $126.96 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 0.1% | $262.7M | $188.34B | $85.06 |
| 31 | California | 0.1% | $5.35B | $4.05T | $135.64 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 0.1% | $460.1M | $357.07B | $83.98 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 0.1% | $704.7M | $561.20B | $97.5 |
| 34 | Idaho | 0.1% | $160.8M | $129.02B | $80.33 |
| 35 | Georgia | 0.1% | $1.07B | $881.51B | $95.66 |
| 36 | Indiana | 0.1% | $557.6M | $519.52B | $80.53 |
| 37 | Colorado | 0.1% | $579.9M | $557.63B | $97.34 |
| 38 | New Jersey | 0.1% | $878.7M | $846.00B | $92.49 |
| 39 | Vermont | 0.1% | $47.3M | $46.28B | $72.92 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 0.1% | $79.5M | $80.38B | $71.48 |
| 41 | South Dakota | 0.1% | $73.9M | $76.80B | $79.92 |
| 42 | North Carolina | 0.1% | $737.5M | $844.21B | $66.77 |
| 43 | Kansas | 0.1% | $200.2M | $230.52B | $67.4 |
| 44 | Ohio | 0.1% | $732.7M | $923.14B | $61.66 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 0.1% | $382.8M | $507.69B | $66.07 |
| 46 | Oregon | 0.1% | $239.5M | $330.25B | $56.06 |
| 47 | Washington | 0.1% | $584.6M | $856.01B | $73.46 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 0.1% | $50.8M | $80.06B | $63.75 |
| 49 | New York | 0.1% | $1.40B | $2.32T | $70.36 |
| 50 | Maine | 0.0% | $49.3M | $99.17B | $35.09 |
| 51 | Delaware | 0.0% | $39.4M | $110.97B | $37.43 |
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.