Thinking Arizona

State Spends Less Then And Now

March 10, 2011

Per capita direct expenditures by state governments,1985 vs. 2008. Figures do not include intergovernmental transfers. Source of data is U.S. Census Bureau.

1985			2008
Rank	State	Per Capita	Rank	State	Per Capita
1	Alaska	$7,093	1	Alaska	$12,572
2	Hawaii	$2,426	2	Hawaii	$8,070
3	Wyoming	$2,053	3	Delaware	$6,849
4	North Dakota	$1,776	4	Wyoming	$6,219
5	Rhode Island	$1,755	5	Rhode Island	$6,131
6	Delaware	$1,740	6	Louisiana	$6,117
7	Vermont	$1,649	7	Vermont	$6,003
8	Montana	$1,576	8	New Mexico	$5,767
9	New York	$1,503	9	Massachusetts	$5,599
10	Washington	$1,460	10	Connecticut	$5,512
11	Louisiana	$1,422	11	New Jersey	$5,484
12	New Mexico	$1,386	12	New York	$5,366
13	Massachusetts	$1,370	13	Maine	$5,177
14	Connecticut	$1,364	14	North Dakota	$5,176
15	West Virginia	$1,359	15	Montana	$4,981
16	Oregon	$1,356	16	South Carolina	$4,883
17	Maine	$1,336	17	Kentucky	$4,853
18	Utah	$1,312	18	West Virginia	$4,666
19	New Jersey	$1,279	19	Washington	$4,664
20	Maryland	$1,252	20	Mississippi	$4,605
21	Minnesota	$1,229	21	Maryland	$4,530
22	Oklahoma	$1,214	22	Minnesota	$4,424
23	Michigan	$1,208	23	Oregon	$4,418
24	South Dakota	$1,178	24	Ohio	$4,326
25	South Carolina	$1,174	25	Pennsylvania	$4,325
26	Alabama	$1,157	26	California	$4,164
27	Wisconsin	$1,154	27	Oklahoma	$4,153
28	Ohio	$1,151	28	Iowa	$4,123
29	Nevada	$1,138	29	Utah	$4,109
30	Iowa	$1,131	30	Wisconsin	$4,004
31	Kentucky	$1,130	31	Arkansas	$3,945
32	California	$1,110	32	New Hampshire	$3,914
33	Pennsylvania	$1,103	33	Alabama	$3,898
34	Idaho	$1,076	34	Kansas	$3,838
35	Illinois	$1,065	35	Illinois	$3,768
36	Colorado	$1,052	36	South Dakota	$3,753
37	New Hampshire	$1,014	37	Michigan	$3,734
38	Nebraska	$1,010	38	Idaho	$3,700
39	Virginia	$978	39	Virginia	$3,698
40	Kansas	$960	40	North Carolina	$3,634
41	Mississippi	$948	41	Nebraska	$3,623
42	Arkansas	$913	42	Missouri	$3,578
43	Georgia	$898	43	Indiana	$3,578
44	Tennessee	$879	44	Colorado	$3,356
45	Arizona	$879	45	Arizona	$3,345
46	North Carolina	$874	46	Tennessee	$3,177
47	Indiana	$835	47	Georgia	$3,175
48	Texas	$831	48	Florida	$3,137
49	Missouri	$820	49	Texas	$3,041
50	Florida	$674	50	Nevada	$2,686
	United States	$1,133		United States	$4,133

Data can be found at http://www.census.gov/govs/estimate/