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The tables below summarizetotal state expenditures by fiscal year. TheNational Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) compiles this information and publishes it in the group's annual "State Expenditures Report."[1][2]

Fiscal year 2017

Note: Figures for fiscal year 2017 are estimated by NASBO because the actual figures had not yet been reported as of September 2018.

In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated. Click on the arrows to sort the data.

Total estimated state spending, FY 2017 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal spendingPopulationPer capita spending
Alabama$15,524$9,911$25,4354,874,747$5,218
Alaska$6,260$3,830$10,090739,795$13,639
Arizona$26,403$14,924$41,3277,016,270$5,890
Arkansas$16,841$7,697$24,5383,004,279$8,168
California$167,764$96,195$263,95939,536,653$6,676
Colorado$24,825$9,121$33,9465,607,154$6,054
Connecticut$21,752$6,153$27,9053,588,184$7,777
Delaware$8,106$2,171$10,277961,939$10,684
Florida$53,768$26,777$80,54520,984,400$3,838
Georgia$34,605$13,677$48,28210,429,379$4,629
Hawaii$11,413$2,571$13,9841,427,538$9,796
Idaho$5,800$3,004$8,8041,716,943$5,128
Illinois$48,972$16,387$65,35912,802,023$5,105
Indiana$19,542$12,580$32,1226,666,818$4,818
Iowa$16,468$6,664$23,1323,145,711$7,354
Kansas$11,737$3,834$15,5712,913,123$5,345
Kentucky$21,397$12,353$33,7504,454,189$7,577
Louisiana$19,451$12,255$31,7064,684,333$6,769
Maine$5,534$2,603$8,1371,335,907$6,091
Maryland$27,369$12,876$40,2456,052,177$6,650
Massachusetts$47,285$11,490$58,7756,859,819$8,568
Michigan$31,583$22,874$54,4579,962,311$5,466
Minnesota$27,872$10,868$38,7405,576,606$6,947
Mississippi$12,074$9,195$21,2692,984,100$7,127
Missouri$17,199$8,186$25,3856,113,532$4,152
Montana$4,147$2,810$6,9571,050,493$6,623
Nebraska$8,836$3,030$11,8661,920,076$6,180
Nevada$8,767$4,476$13,2432,998,039$4,417
New Hampshire$3,665$2,221$5,8861,342,795$4,383
New Jersey$42,301$16,143$58,4449,005,644$6,490
New Mexico$10,795$7,635$18,4302,088,070$8,826
New York$99,598$52,985$152,58319,849,399$7,687
North Carolina$32,850$13,274$46,12410,273,419$4,490
North Dakota$5,316$1,886$7,202755,393$9,534
Ohio$53,159$12,528$65,68711,658,609$5,634
Oklahoma$15,728$7,144$22,8723,930,864$5,819
Oregon$29,713$10,189$39,9024,142,776$9,632
Pennsylvania$50,874$29,406$80,28012,805,537$6,269
Rhode Island$6,016$3,185$9,2011,059,639$8,683
South Carolina$16,389$8,184$24,5735,024,369$4,891
South Dakota$2,790$1,419$4,209869,666$4,840
Tennessee$20,325$13,420$33,7456,715,984$5,025
Texas$77,445$46,870$124,31528,304,596$4,392
Utah$10,553$4,312$14,8653,101,833$4,792
Vermont$3,594$1,914$5,508623,657$8,832
Virginia$39,032$10,308$49,3408,470,020$5,825
Washington$30,978$12,034$43,0127,405,743$5,808
West Virginia$11,523$4,406$15,9291,815,857$8,772
Wisconsin$35,999$10,993$46,9925,795,483$8,108
Wyoming$4,034$1,008$5,042579,315$8,703
Per-capita figures are calculated by taking the state's total spending and dividing by the number of state residents according to United States Census Bureau estimates.


Sources:
National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2015-2017)," accessed September 4, 2018
United States Census Bureau, "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2017," accessed September 4, 2018


Fiscal year 2016

Note: Figures for fiscal year 2016 are estimated by NASBO because the actual figures had not yet been reported as of June 2017.

In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated. Click on the arrows to sort the data.

Total estimated state spending, FY 2016 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal spendingPopulationPer capita spending
Alabama$16,339$10,135$26,4744,863,300$5,444
Alaska$7,300$3,302$10,602741,894$14,290
Arizona$24,820$15,809$40,6296,931,071$5,862
Arkansas$16,531$7,301$23,8322,988,248$7,975
California$169,765$96,129$265,89439,250,017$6,774
Colorado$26,517$9,486$36,0035,540,545$6,498
Connecticut$24,964$6,122$31,0863,576,452$8,692
Delaware$8,089$2,151$10,240952,065$10,756
Florida$53,476$24,921$78,39720,612,439$3,803
Georgia$34,102$13,394$47,49610,310,371$4,607
Hawaii$11,272$2,563$13,8351,428,557$9,685
Idaho$5,039$2,905$7,9441,683,140$4,720
Illinois$39,168$16,810$55,97812,801,539$4,373
Indiana$18,958$12,448$31,4066,633,053$4,735
Iowa$16,345$6,349$22,6943,134,693$7,240
Kansas$11,505$4,023$15,5282,907,289$5,341
Kentucky$20,521$12,182$32,7034,436,974$7,371
Louisiana$19,265$10,338$29,6034,681,666$6,323
Maine$5,519$2,536$8,0551,331,479$6,050
Maryland$29,634$11,549$41,1836,016,447$6,845
Massachusetts$50,652$9,751$60,4036,811,779$8,867
Michigan$31,944$22,728$54,6729,928,300$5,507
Minnesota$26,715$11,494$38,2095,519,952$6,922
Mississippi$12,728$9,592$22,3202,988,726$7,468
Missouri$16,951$7,677$24,6286,093,000$4,042
Montana$4,014$2,370$6,3841,042,520$6,124
Nebraska$8,621$2,989$11,6101,907,116$6,088
Nevada$7,543$3,984$11,5272,940,058$3,921
New Hampshire$3,623$2,162$5,7851,334,795$4,334
New Jersey$42,398$17,440$59,8388,944,469$6,690
New Mexico$10,701$7,375$18,0762,081,015$8,686
New York$101,232$49,476$150,70819,745,289$7,633
North Carolina$31,360$13,007$44,36710,146,788$4,373
North Dakota$6,275$1,779$8,054757,952$10,626
Ohio$55,000$12,450$67,45011,614,373$5,807
Oklahoma$15,063$7,656$22,7193,923,561$5,790
Oregon$26,809$10,317$37,1264,093,465$9,070
Pennsylvania$50,858$27,153$78,01112,784,227$6,102
Rhode Island$6,597$3,065$9,6621,056,426$9,146
South Carolina$15,364$7,710$23,0744,961,119$4,651
South Dakota$2,686$1,364$4,050865,454$4,680
Tennessee$20,156$12,793$32,9496,651,194$4,954
Texas$82,327$44,956$127,28327,862,596$4,568
Utah$9,892$3,815$13,7073,051,217$4,492
Vermont$3,546$2,016$5,562624,594$8,905
Virginia$39,251$9,901$49,1528,411,808$5,843
Washington$29,744$11,507$41,2517,288,000$5,660
West Virginia$12,832$3,340$16,1721,831,102$8,832
Wisconsin$34,874$10,796$45,6705,778,708$7,903
Wyoming$6,583$1,308$7,891585,501$13,477
Per-capita figures are calculated by taking the state's total spending and dividing by the number of state residents according to United States Census Bureau estimates.
Source:National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report (Fiscal 2014-2016)," accessed June 26, 2017

Fiscal year 2015

Note: Figures for fiscal year 2015 are estimated by NASBO because the actual figures had not yet been reported as of April 2016. Those figures will be updated here when available.

In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated. Click on the arrows to sort the data.

Total estimated state spending, FY 2015 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal spendingPopulationPer capita spending
Alabama$14,990$9,556$24,5464,858,979$5,052
Alaska$10,633$3,134$13,767738,432$18,644
Arizona$18,030$13,152$31,1826,828,065$4,567
Arkansas$16,502$7,131$23,6332,978,204$7,935
California$158,996$93,554$252,55039,144,818$6,452
Colorado$24,285$8,716$33,0015,456,574$6,048
Connecticut$21,741$5,980$27,7213,590,886$7,720
Delaware$7,355$2,063$9,418945,934$9,956
Florida$50,003$25,492$75,49520,271,272$3,724
Georgia$30,593$12,901$43,49410,214,860$4,258
Hawaii$9,850$2,250$12,1001,431,603$8,452
Idaho$4,776$2,837$7,6131,654,930$4,600
Illinois$51,506$17,904$69,41012,859,995$5,397
Indiana$19,037$10,305$29,3426,619,680$4,433
Iowa$15,429$6,335$21,7643,123,899$6,967
Kansas$11,161$3,882$15,0432,911,641$5,167
Kentucky$19,512$11,830$31,3424,425,092$7,083
Louisiana$19,580$10,149$29,7294,670,724$6,365
Maine$5,189$2,422$7,6111,329,328$5,725
Maryland$28,283$12,053$40,3366,006,401$6,716
Massachusetts$45,535$9,435$54,9706,794,422$8,090
Michigan$31,232$22,633$53,8659,922,576$5,429
Minnesota$24,613$10,601$35,2145,489,594$6,415
Mississippi$11,481$8,953$20,4342,992,333$6,829
Missouri$16,626$7,495$24,1216,083,672$3,965
Montana$4,194$2,189$6,3831,032,949$6,179
Nebraska$8,074$2,908$10,9821,896,190$5,792
Nevada$6,929$3,897$10,8262,890,845$3,745
New Hampshire$3,444$1,944$5,3881,330,608$4,049
New Jersey$39,460$15,142$54,6028,958,013$6,095
New Mexico$10,510$6,581$17,0912,085,109$8,197
New York$94,624$45,743$140,36719,795,791$7,091
North Carolina$30,426$13,930$44,35610,042,802$4,417
North Dakota$6,074$1,674$7,748756,927$10,236
Ohio$48,593$13,994$62,58711,613,423$5,389
Oklahoma$14,782$7,268$22,0503,911,338$5,637
Oregon$22,091$11,302$33,3934,028,977$8,288
Pennsylvania$46,900$25,921$72,82112,802,503$5,688
Rhode Island$5,997$2,820$8,8171,056,298$8,347
South Carolina$14,926$7,631$22,5574,896,146$4,607
South Dakota$2,542$1,347$3,889858,469$4,530
Tennessee$18,806$13,156$31,9626,600,299$4,843
Texas$69,152$43,430$112,58227,469,114$4,098
Utah$9,310$3,642$12,9522,995,919$4,323
Vermont$3,412$1,919$5,331626,042$8,515
Virginia$36,257$9,706$45,9638,382,993$5,483
Washington$26,670$10,975$37,6457,170,351$5,250
West Virginia$19,044$4,372$23,4161,844,128$12,698
Wisconsin$34,275$11,122$45,3975,771,337$7,866
Wyoming$6,539$2,298$8,837586,107$15,077
United States$1,249,969$585,674$1,835,643321,418,820$5,711
Sources:National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
United States Census Bureau, "State and County QuickFacts," accessed March 21, 2016

Fiscal year 2014

In the table below, figures for all columns except "Population" and "Per capita spending" are rendered in millions of dollars (for example, $2,448 translates to $2,448,000,000). Figures in the columns labeled "Population" and "Per capita spending" have not been abbreviated.

Total state spending, FY 2014 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal spendingPopulationPer capita spending
Alabama$15,217$9,360$24,5774,846,411$5,071
Alaska$8,692$2,705$11,397737,046$15,463
Arizona$16,068$12,837$28,9056,728,783$4,296
Arkansas$16,105$6,504$22,6092,966,835$7,621
California$138,316$72,583$210,89938,792,291$5,437
Colorado$23,487$7,859$31,3465,355,588$5,853
Connecticut$20,884$5,409$26,2933,594,762$7,314
Delaware$7,253$1,903$9,156935,968$9,782
Florida$42,116$24,354$66,47019,905,569$3,339
Georgia$29,410$13,184$42,59410,097,132$4,218
Hawaii$9,612$2,166$11,7781,420,257$8,293
Idaho$4,223$2,614$6,8371,634,806$4,182
Illinois$45,079$13,562$58,64112,882,189$4,552
Indiana$17,282$9,978$27,2606,597,880$4,132
Iowa$14,311$5,928$20,2393,109,481$6,509
Kansas$10,457$3,900$14,3572,902,507$4,946
Kentucky$19,344$9,597$28,9414,412,617$6,559
Louisiana$17,785$8,993$26,7784,648,990$5,760
Maine$5,329$2,696$8,0251,330,256$6,033
Maryland$26,376$10,514$36,8905,975,346$6,174
Massachusetts$45,034$8,681$53,7156,755,124$7,952
Michigan$31,174$18,152$49,3269,916,306$4,974
Minnesota$22,994$8,900$31,8945,457,125$5,844
Mississippi$10,746$7,562$18,3082,993,443$6,116
Missouri$15,971$7,201$23,1726,063,827$3,821
Montana$4,039$2,149$6,1881,023,252$6,047
Nebraska$7,631$2,911$10,5421,882,980$5,599
Nevada$6,530$2,859$9,3892,838,281$3,308
New Hampshire$3,380$1,701$5,0811,327,996$3,826
New Jersey$38,358$13,372$51,7308,938,844$5,787
New Mexico$10,090$6,108$16,1982,085,567$7,767
New York$92,915$41,171$134,08619,748,858$6,790
North Carolina$30,094$13,512$43,6069,940,387$4,387
North Dakota$5,053$1,523$6,576740,040$8,886
Ohio$46,043$13,046$59,08911,596,998$5,095
Oklahoma$14,710$7,404$22,1143,879,610$5,700
Oregon$24,121$8,102$32,2233,971,202$8,114
Pennsylvania$44,120$23,894$68,01412,793,767$5,316
Rhode Island$6,126$2,676$8,8021,054,907$8,344
South Carolina$14,445$7,542$21,9874,829,160$4,553
South Dakota$2,675$1,403$4,078853,304$4,779
Tennessee$18,317$12,200$30,5176,547,779$4,661
Texas$67,176$41,348$108,52426,979,078$4,023
Utah$8,687$3,497$12,1842,944,498$4,138
Vermont$3,395$1,760$5,155626,767$8,225
Virginia$35,123$9,568$44,6918,328,098$5,366
Washington$25,557$9,631$35,1887,063,166$4,982
West Virginia$19,398$4,412$23,8101,848,751$12,879
Wisconsin$33,887$11,006$44,8935,759,432$7,795
Wyoming$5,543$2,082$7,625584,304$13,050
United States$1,180,678$522,019$1,702,697318,907,401$5,339
Sources:National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2013-2015," accessed March 21, 2016
United States Census Bureau, "State and County QuickFacts," accessed March 21, 2016

Fiscal year 2013

Total state spending, FY 2013 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal
Alabama$14,814$9,482$24,296
Alaska$8,558$2,730$11,288
Arizona$15,660$12,008$27,668
Arkansas$15,160$6,082$21,242
California$134,286$70,431$204,717
Colorado$21,612$7,423$29,035
Connecticut$22,738$2,613$25,351
Delaware$6,940$1,783$8,723
Florida$38,830$24,272$63,102
Georgia$28,590$13,046$41,636
Hawaii$8,937$1,912$10,849
Idaho$4,033$2,648$6,681
Illinois$47,861$15,472$63,333
Indiana$17,814$10,357$28,171
Iowa$13,697$5,727$19,424
Kansas$9,664$3,890$13,554
Kentucky$17,672$8,001$25,673
Louisiana$16,698$10,241$26,939
Maine$5,100$2,563$7,663
Maryland$25,936$9,184$35,120
Massachusetts$40,230$15,530$55,760
Michigan$29,648$17,424$47,072
Minnesota$23,829$8,435$32,264
Mississippi$9,973$7,755$17,728
Missouri$15,734$7,209$22,943
Montana$3,925$2,115$6,040
Nebraska$7,148$3,014$10,162
Nevada$5,938$2,918$8,856
New Hampshire$3,326$1,604$4,930
New Jersey$37,396$12,041$49,437
New Mexico$8,897$5,799$14,696
New York$91,265$38,574$129,839
North Carolina$30,183$12,691$42,874
North Dakota$4,170$1,536$5,706
Ohio$43,435$12,647$56,082
Oklahoma$14,363$6,923$21,286
Oregon$18,220$7,451$25,671
Pennsylvania$60,633$23,945$84,578
Rhode Island$5,189$2,520$7,709
South Carolina$14,408$7,800$22,208
South Dakota$2,569$1,494$4,063
Tennessee$17,658$12,532$30,190
Texas$60,804$30,884$91,688
Utah$8,745$3,446$12,191
Vermont$3,197$1,695$4,892
Virginia$35,024$9,546$44,570
Washington$24,264$8,100$32,364
West Virginia$18,168$4,075$22,243
Wisconsin$31,954$10,815$42,769
Wyoming$6,778$2,354$9,132
TOTALS$1,151,671$502,737$1,654,408
Source:National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2012-2014," accessed February 18, 2015

Fiscal year 2012

Total state spending, FY 2012 ($ in millions)
StateState fundsFederal fundsTotal
Alabama$14,835$9,439$24,274
Alaska$8,722$3,017$11,739
Arizona$15,197$12,299$27,496
Arkansas$14,275$6,278$20,553
California$120,258$73,063$193,321
Colorado$21,086$7,691$28,777
Connecticut$22,221$2,631$24,852
Delaware$6,980$1,777$8,757
Florida$37,025$24,570$61,595
Georgia$28,042$12,469$40,511
Hawaii$8,796$1,932$10,728
Idaho$3,853$2,383$6,236
Illinois$43,717$14,007$57,724
Indiana$16,923$9,272$26,195
Iowa$12,082$6,551$18,633
Kansas$9,835$4,153$13,988
Kentucky$16,962$8,687$25,649
Louisiana$16,152$10,616$26,768
Maine$5,396$2,649$8,045
Maryland$24,857$9,058$33,915
Massachusetts$39,129$16,157$55,286
Michigan$29,463$17,549$47,012
Minnesota$21,435$8,170$29,605
Mississippi$10,092$7,590$17,682
Missouri$15,825$7,539$23,364
Montana$3,788$2,131$5,919
Nebraska$6,888$2,988$9,876
Nevada$5,039$2,554$7,593
New Hampshire$3,245$1,650$4,895
New Jersey$36,290$10,998$47,288
New Mexico$8,585$5,790$14,375
New York$89,332$40,311$129,643
North Carolina$34,757$14,513$49,270
North Dakota$4,125$1,884$6,009
Ohio$42,765$13,144$55,909
Oklahoma$13,663$7,122$20,785
Oregon$18,932$7,753$26,685
Pennsylvania$59,190$24,177$83,367
Rhode Island$5,110$2,599$7,709
South Carolina$12,681$9,284$21,965
South Dakota$2,146$1,507$3,653
Tennessee$17,359$12,806$30,165
Texas$59,435$32,324$91,759
Utah$7,781$3,588$11,369
Vermont$3,130$1,831$4,961
Virginia$32,876$9,212$42,088
Washington$23,415$8,049$31,464
West Virginia$17,755$4,064$21,819
Wisconsin$30,752$10,572$41,324
Wyoming$4,203$1,547$5,750
TOTALS$1,106,400$511,945$1,618,345
Source:National Association of State Budget Officers, "State Expenditure Report: 2012-2014," accessed February 18, 2015

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