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An Analysis of State and Local Government Spending
| State |
Total State and Local Expenditures 1997 (in millions of $) |
Gross State Product |
State and Local Spending as a percentage of GSP 1997 |
| Alabama | 20,174 |
109,833 |
18.37 |
| Alaska | 7,526 |
24,236 |
31.05 |
| Arizona | 21,156 |
133,801 |
15.81 |
| Arkansas | 10,488 |
61,628 |
17.02 |
| California | 196,040 |
1,118,945 |
17.52 |
| Colorado | 20,619 |
141,791 |
14.54 |
| Connecticut | 20,268 |
142,099 |
14.26 |
| Delaware | 4,379 |
33,735 |
12.98 |
| Florida | 71,314 |
418,851 |
17.03 |
| Georgia | 37,343 |
253,769 |
14.72 |
| Hawaii | 7,647 |
39,712 |
19.26 |
| Idaho | 5,424 |
30,936 |
17.53 |
| Illinois | 61,781 |
425,679 |
14.51 |
| Indiana | 25,637 |
174,433 |
14.70 |
| Iowa | 14,130 |
84,628 |
16.70 |
| Kansas | 12,368 |
76,991 |
16.06 |
| Kentucky | 17,785 |
107,152 |
16.60 |
| Louisiana | 21,209 |
129,251 |
16.41 |
| Maine | 6,347 |
32,318 |
19.64 |
| Maryland | 25,880 |
164,798 |
15.70 |
| Massachusetts | 37,744 |
239,379 |
15.77 |
| Michigan | 51,867 |
294,505 |
17.61 |
| Minnesota | 28,215 |
161,392 |
17.48 |
| Mississippi | 12,600 |
62,216 |
20.25 |
| Missouri | 23,015 |
162,772 |
14.14 |
| Montana | 4,355 |
19,861 |
21.93 |
| Nebraska | 9,555 |
51,737 |
18.47 |
| Nevada | 9,236 |
63,044 |
14.65 |
| New Hampshire | 5,463 |
41,313 |
13.22 |
| New Jersey | 47,868 |
319,201 |
15.00 |
| New Mexico | 9,313 |
47,736 |
19.51 |
| New York | 150,313 |
706,886 |
21.26 |
| North Carolina | 36,258 |
235,752 |
15.38 |
| North Dakota | 3,296 |
17,214 |
19.15 |
| Ohio | 58,865 |
341,070 |
17.26 |
| Oklahoma | 14,159 |
81,655 |
17.34 |
| Oregon | 19,898 |
104,771 |
18.99 |
| Pennsylvania | 62,206 |
364,039 |
17.09 |
| Rhode Island | 5,677 |
30,443 |
18.65 |
| South Carolina | 18,694 |
100,350 |
18.63 |
| South Dakota | 3,184 |
21,224 |
15.00 |
| Tennessee | 27,154 |
159,575 |
17.02 |
| Texas | 88,181 |
645,596 |
13.66 |
| Utah | 10,797 |
59,624 |
18.11 |
| Vermont | 3,070 |
16,257 |
18.88 |
| Virginia | 31,562 |
230,825 |
13.67 |
| Washington | 36,118 |
192,864 |
18.73 |
| West Virginia | 8,971 |
39,938 |
22.46 |
| Wisconsin | 28,449 |
157,761 |
18.03 |
| Wyoming | 3,151 |
17,530 |
17.97 |
Source: Hovey, Kendra A., and Hovey, Harold A. CQ’s State Fact Finder 2001. CQ Press. 2001.
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Compiled by Erik Weibust, Charles Megivern, and Lauren Haymond on February 4, 2002 in response to a request from Rep. Mazur.