| Table 24
State & Local Government Spending Per Capita, 1993 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Alaska | $11,575 | 27 | Maryland | $4,298 |
| 2 | NEW YORK | $7,116 | 28 | Arizona | 4,270 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 6,132 | 29 | Iowa | 4,263 |
| 4 | Washington | 5,933 | 30 | Utah | 4,212 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 5,756 | 31 | Florida | 4,178 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 5,543 | 32 | West Virginia | 4,167 |
| 7 | California | 5,387 | 33 | New Hampshire | 4,115 |
| 8 | Minnesota | 5,361 | 34 | South Carolina | 4,092 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 5,345 | 35 | Georgia | 4,091 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 5,284 | 36 | Montana | 4,043 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 5,256 | 37 | Tennessee | 4,021 |
| 12 | Delaware | 4,894 | 38 | Kansas | 4,005 |
| 13 | Nevada | 4,850 | 39 | Texas | 3,972 |
| 14 | Oregon | 4,783 | 40 | North Carolina | 3,942 |
| 15 | Nebraska | 4,740 | 41 | Alabama | 3,824 |
| 16 | Colorado | 4,732 | 42 | Indiana | 3,821 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 4,711 | 43 | Virginia | 3,790 |
| 18 | Michigan | 4,528 | 44 | Kentucky | 3,721 |
| 19 | Vermont | 4,493 | 45 | Oklahoma | 3,700 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 4,478 | 46 | South Dakota | 3,676 |
| 21 | North Dakota | 4,458 | 47 | Idaho | 3,534 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 4,428 | 48 | Mississippi | 3,455 |
| 23 | Ohio | 4,366 | 49 | Missouri | 3,311 |
| 24 | Maine | 4,348 | 50 | Arkansas | 3,307 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 4,311 | U.S. Average | $4,697 | |
| 26 | Illinois | 4,305 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 51.5% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||||
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