| Table 45 | |||||
| Medicaid Cost Per AFDC Child, 1995 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Oregon | $1,852 | 27 | New Mexico | $1,044 |
| 2 | NEW YORK | $1,771 | 28 | South Carolina | 968 |
| 3 | Maine | 1,739 | 29 | Oklahoma | 956 |
| 4 | Alaska | 1,730 | 30 | Colorado | 922 |
| 5 | Vermont | 1,340 | 31 | Texas | 917 |
| 6 | Minnesota | 1,292 | 32 | Florida | 914 |
| 7 | Illinois | 1,256 | 33 | Massachusetts | 909 |
| 8 | Delaware | 1,212 | 34 | North Carolina | 909 |
| 9 | Maryland | 1,200 | 35 | Utah | 905 |
| 10 | Louisiana | 1,175 | 36 | Montana | 845 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 1,170 | 37 | Tennessee | 843 |
| 12 | North Dakota | 1,163 | 38 | Idaho | 834 |
| 13 | West Virginia | 1,160 | 39 | Kansas | 834 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 1,105 | 40 | Rhode Island | 833 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 1,095 | 41 | Indiana | 822 |
| 16 | Nevada | 1,095 | 42 | Michigan | 812 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 1,085 | 43 | Mississippi | 809 |
| 18 | Georgia | 1,084 | 44 | Wisconsin | 766 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 1,083 | 45 | Virginia | 691 |
| 20 | New Jersey | 1,083 | 46 | Alabama | 665 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | 1,079 | 47 | Washington | 619 |
| 22 | Ohio | 1,078 | 48 | California | 555 |
| 23 | Arkansas | 1,067 | 49 | Hawaii | 226 |
| 24 | Missouri | 1,059 | 50 | Arizona | 154 |
| 25 | South Dakota | 1,057 | U.S. Average | $1,006 | |
| 26 | Iowa | 1,054 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 76.0% | |
| Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | |||||
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