Federal Spending Per Capita

51 states ranked by federal spending per person. National average: $265.683 per capita.

National Avg Per Capita

$265.683

Highest

District of Columbia: $3K

States Ranked

U.S. states and territories ranked by federal spending per capita, with total spending, population, and median income
Rank	State	Per Capita	Total Spending	Population	Median Income
1	District of Columbia	$3K	$2.22B	702K	N/A
2	Virginia	$1K	$11.84B	8.8M	N/A
3	New Mexico	$945.82	$2.01B	2.1M	N/A
4	Texas	$686.1	$21.47B	31.3M	N/A
5	Alaska	$532.17	$393.9M	740K	N/A
6	Arizona	$435.71	$3.30B	7.6M	N/A
7	Wisconsin	$407.2	$2.43B	6.0M	N/A
8	Massachusetts	$364.7	$2.60B	7.1M	N/A
9	Maryland	$315.6	$1.98B	6.3M	N/A
10	New Hampshire	$284.15	$400.4M	1.4M	N/A
11	Louisiana	$268.17	$1.23B	4.6M	N/A
12	Connecticut	$266.81	$980.5M	3.7M	N/A
13	Missouri	$262.46	$1.64B	6.2M	N/A
14	Pennsylvania	$239.68	$3.13B	13.1M	N/A
15	Oklahoma	$205.98	$843.6M	4.1M	N/A
16	Utah	$199.06	$697.4M	3.5M	N/A
17	Hawaii	$196.71	$284.5M	1.4M	N/A
18	Montana	$187.18	$212.9M	1.1M	N/A
19	Nebraska	$175.68	$352.3M	2.0M	N/A
20	Michigan	$175.18	$1.78B	10.1M	N/A
21	Nevada	$171.84	$561.5M	3.3M	N/A
22	Florida	$161.99	$3.79B	23.4M	N/A
23	Illinois	$143.78	$1.83B	12.7M	N/A
24	Kentucky	$142.1	$652.0M	4.6M	N/A
25	California	$135.64	$5.35B	39.4M	N/A
26	Iowa	$127.17	$412.2M	3.2M	N/A
27	Wyoming	$126.96	$74.6M	588K	N/A
28	Alabama	$116.81	$602.5M	5.2M	N/A
29	Mississippi	$115.31	$339.4M	2.9M	N/A
30	West Virginia	$113.44	$200.8M	1.8M	N/A
31	Tennessee	$97.5	$704.7M	7.2M	N/A
32	Colorado	$97.34	$579.9M	6.0M	N/A
33	Georgia	$95.66	$1.07B	11.2M	N/A
34	New Jersey	$92.49	$878.7M	9.5M	N/A
35	Arkansas	$85.06	$262.7M	3.1M	N/A
36	South Carolina	$83.98	$460.1M	5.5M	N/A
37	Indiana	$80.53	$557.6M	6.9M	N/A
38	Idaho	$80.33	$160.8M	2.0M	N/A
39	South Dakota	$79.92	$73.9M	925K	N/A
40	Washington	$73.46	$584.6M	8.0M	N/A
41	Vermont	$72.92	$47.3M	648K	N/A
42	Rhode Island	$71.48	$79.5M	1.1M	N/A
43	New York	$70.36	$1.40B	19.9M	N/A
44	Kansas	$67.4	$200.2M	3.0M	N/A
45	North Carolina	$66.77	$737.5M	11.0M	N/A
46	Minnesota	$66.07	$382.8M	5.8M	N/A
47	North Dakota	$63.75	$50.8M	797K	N/A
48	Ohio	$61.66	$732.7M	11.9M	N/A
49	Oregon	$56.06	$239.5M	4.3M	N/A
50	Delaware	$37.43	$39.4M	1.1M	N/A
51	Maine	$35.09	$49.3M	1.4M	N/A

Source: USAspending.gov combined with Census population estimates and American Community Survey data. Per-capita figures divide total federal obligations by state population.