Just the Facts 1999-2000
| Table 24 | ||||||
| State and Local Government Spending Per Capita, 1996 | ||||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. | |
| 1 | Alaska | $11,886 | 27 | Maine | 4,832 | |
| 2 | NEW YORK | $7,990 | 28 | South Carolina | 4,829 | |
| 3 | Hawaii | 6,393 | 29 | Georgia | 4,778 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 6,326 | 30 | Montana | 4,777 | |
| 5 | Washington | 6,255 | 31 | Florida | 4,763 | |
| 6 | New Jersey | 6,138 | 32 | Louisiana | 4,753 | |
| 7 | Connecticut | 6,047 | 33 | Kansas | 4,749 | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 6,014 | 34 | Iowa | 4,722 | |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5,988 | 35 | North Carolina | 4,640 | |
| 10 | California | 5,876 | 36 | West Virginia | 4,620 | |
| 11 | Delaware | 5,818 | 37 | North Dakota | 4,593 | |
| 12 | Oregon | 5,761 | 38 | Arizona | 4,523 | |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 5,638 | 39 | Alabama | 4,517 | |
| 14 | Nebraska | 5,440 | 40 | New Hampshire | 4,468 | |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5,183 | 41 | Texas | 4,365 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 5,115 | 42 | Virginia | 4,349 | |
| 17 | Illinois | 5,044 | 43 | Mississippi | 4,312 | |
| 18 | Colorado | 5,023 | 44 | Kentucky | 4,288 | |
| 19 | New Mexico | 5,019 | 45 | Idaho | 4,267 | |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 5,006 | 46 | South Dakota | 4,211 | |
| 21 | Nevada | 4,960 | 47 | Indiana | 4,155 | |
| 22 | Utah | 4,941 | 48 | Oklahoma | 4,110 | |
| 23 | Vermont | 4,932 | 49 | Missouri | 4,033 | |
| 24 | Ohio | 4,926 | 50 | Arkansas | 3,849 | |
| 25 | Maryland | 4,872 | U.S. average | $5,268 | ||
| 26 | Tennessee | 4,842 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 51.7% | ||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau data; calculations by The Public Policy Institute | ||||||
| Per-capita government spending in New York rose 22% from 1991-96, more than the inflation rate but slightly less than the national average. |
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