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Spending vs Population Growth

Is federal spending keeping pace with population changes? Compare growth rates across every state.

States Tracked

51

Spending Outpaces Pop

0 states

Spending growing faster than people

Pop Outpaces Spending

51 states

Population growing faster

Biggest Spending Growth vs Population

#StateSpending GrowthPop GrowthGapStatus
1Alaska0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
2Alabama0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
3Arkansas0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
4Arizona0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
5California0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
6Colorado0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
7Connecticut0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
8District of Columbia0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
9Delaware0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
10Florida0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
11Georgia0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
12Hawaii0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
13Iowa0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
14Idaho0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
15Illinois0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
16Indiana0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
17Kansas0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
18Kentucky0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
19Louisiana0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
20Massachusetts0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
21Maryland0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
22Maine0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
23Michigan0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
24Minnesota0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
25Missouri0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
26Mississippi0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
27Montana0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
28North Carolina0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
29North Dakota0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
30Nebraska0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
31New Hampshire0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
32New Jersey0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
33New Mexico0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
34Nevada0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
35New York0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
36Ohio0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
37Oklahoma0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
38Oregon0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
39Pennsylvania0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
40Rhode Island0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
41South Carolina0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
42South Dakota0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
43Tennessee0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
44Texas0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
45Utah0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
46Virginia0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
47Vermont0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
48Washington0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
49Wisconsin0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
50West Virginia0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced
51Wyoming0.0%0.0%0.0%Balanced

Growth rates compare the earliest and most recent years of available data. “Outpacing” means federal spending is growing faster than the state's population.