Donor States

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Introduction

Donor states are the states that pay more money to the federal government in taxes by residents than what they receive for funding; this amount is called the balance of payments. In other words, donor states are states where the balance of payments is negative. The higher the negative number, the more the state paid compared to what it received.

States can attain donor status by either shrinking the portion of their budget that depends on federal aid or increasing the state’s economic output. Because of this dichotomy, states, where larger portions of their budget rely on federal aid, are less likely to be donor states. For this reason, states are best equipped to change their donor status by relying more heavily on federal funds for their programs rather than money raised through direct taxation.

Learn for yourself how states differ in the balance of payments and which are considered donor states by checking the data in the charts.

#StateBalance of PaymentsFederal Aid Per CapitaState Government Debt
1California$262,786,000,000$11,729$144,041,214,000
2Texas$191,290,000,000$9,090$57,886,725,000
3Florida$176,646,000,000$9,577$25,012,950,000
4Virginia$167,503,000,000$10,638$29,340,896,000
5New York$136,240,000,000$12,575$156,004,196,000
6Pennsylvania$132,380,000,000$9,597$51,734,691,000
7Ohio$115,881,000,000$7,853$30,412,376,000
8Michigan$101,310,000,000$8,310$34,402,762,000
9North Carolina$95,625,000,000$7,938$15,098,522,000
10Maryland$91,613,000,000$11,361$29,359,300,000
11Georgia$88,376,000,000$8,011$14,115,682,000
12Arizona$87,334,000,000$8,014$12,946,749,000
13Illinois$84,609,000,000$10,232$64,854,111,000
14Kentucky$82,940,000,000$6,625$14,634,789,000
15Tennessee$68,183,000,000$7,874$6,858,341,000
16Missouri$62,645,000,000$7,855$18,969,986,000
17Alabama$62,543,000,000$6,707$9,934,370,000
18Indiana$57,546,000,000$7,668$23,841,296,000
19South Carolina$56,886,000,000$7,405$12,896,315,000
20Louisiana$54,712,000,000$6,960$16,858,298,000
21Massachusetts$53,789,000,000$14,003$77,321,138,000
22New Jersey$44,274,000,000$12,910$64,058,342,000
23Oklahoma$43,129,000,000$6,967$7,804,816,000
24Wisconsin$41,191,000,000$8,974$22,446,313,000
25Washington$40,726,000,000$12,151$29,658,660,000
26Mississippi$37,713,000,000$5,733$7,288,707,000
27Oregon$37,009,000,000$9,071$14,600,436,000
28Minnesota$35,107,000,000$10,448$17,400,637,000
29Colorado$33,735,000,000$10,909$20,127,071,000
30Arkansas$32,650,000,000$6,476$7,565,411,000
31New Mexico$31,350,000,000$6,570$7,267,902,000
32Nevada$26,996,000,000$8,940$3,652,724,000
33West Virginia$25,335,000,000$6,116$11,625,729,000
34Iowa$25,155,000,000$8,089$6,250,299,000
35Kansas$24,652,000,000$8,566$6,928,288,000
36Hawaii$19,224,000,000$8,776$9,430,284,000
37Maine$18,241,000,000$7,702$5,151,077,000
38Idaho$16,700,000,000$7,465$3,348,042,000
39Utah$16,321,000,000$8,114$7,593,692,000
40Connecticut$14,973,000,000$14,448$41,363,053,000
41Nebraska$13,776,000,000$8,952$2,585,834,000
42Alaska$13,238,000,000$9,419$5,849,366,000
43Montana$12,702,000,000$8,056$2,725,873,000
44Rhode Island$12,336,000,000$9,518$9,371,823,000
45Delaware$11,672,000,000$9,154$5,068,699,000
46New Hampshire$10,107,000,000$11,617$7,543,417,000
47South Dakota$8,952,000,000$8,921$3,855,938,000
48Vermont$8,919,000,000$8,964$3,563,173,000
49North Dakota$7,655,000,000$10,393$3,017,509,000
50Wyoming$5,938,000,000$11,301$949,280,000

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Alabama

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$62,543,000,000

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#45

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$9,934,370,000

Ranked in the US

#28

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Alaska

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$13,238,000,000

Ranked in the US

#42

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#18

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$5,849,366,000

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#40

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Arizona

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$87,334,000,000

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#12

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#33

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$12,946,749,000

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#25

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Arkansas

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$32,650,000,000

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#30

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#48

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$7,565,411,000

Ranked in the US

#33

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California

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$262,786,000,000

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#6

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$144,041,214,000

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#2

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Colorado

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$33,735,000,000

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#29

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#10

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$20,127,071,000

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#17

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Connecticut

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$14,973,000,000

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#40

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#1

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$41,363,053,000

Ranked in the US

#8

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Delaware

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$11,672,000,000

Ranked in the US

#45

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#19

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$5,068,699,000

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#42

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Florida

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$176,646,000,000

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#3

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#16

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$25,012,950,000

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#14

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Georgia

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$88,376,000,000

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#11

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#34

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$14,115,682,000

Ranked in the US

#24

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Hawaii

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$19,224,000,000

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#36

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#27

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$9,430,284,000

Ranked in the US

#29

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Idaho

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$16,700,000,000

Ranked in the US

#38

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#41

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$3,348,042,000

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#46

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Illinois

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$84,609,000,000

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#13

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#14

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$64,854,111,000

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#4

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Indiana

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$57,546,000,000

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#18

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#40

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$23,841,296,000

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#15

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Iowa

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$25,155,000,000

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#34

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#31

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$6,250,299,000

Ranked in the US

#39

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Kansas

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$24,652,000,000

Ranked in the US

#35

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#28

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$6,928,288,000

Ranked in the US

#37

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Kentucky

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$82,940,000,000

Ranked in the US

#14

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#46

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$14,634,789,000

Ranked in the US

#22

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Louisiana

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$54,712,000,000

Ranked in the US

#20

Ranked in the US

#44

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$16,858,298,000

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#20

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Maine

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$18,241,000,000

Ranked in the US

#37

Ranked in the US

#39

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$5,151,077,000

Ranked in the US

#41

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Maryland

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$91,613,000,000

Ranked in the US

#10

Ranked in the US

#8

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$29,359,300,000

Ranked in the US

#12

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Massachusetts

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$53,789,000,000

Ranked in the US

#21

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#2

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$77,321,138,000

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#3

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Michigan

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$101,310,000,000

Ranked in the US

#8

Ranked in the US

#29

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$34,402,762,000

Ranked in the US

#9

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Minnesota

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$35,107,000,000

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#28

Ranked in the US

#12

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$17,400,637,000

Ranked in the US

#19

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Mississippi

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$37,713,000,000

Ranked in the US

#26

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#50

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$7,288,707,000

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#35

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Missouri

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$62,645,000,000

Ranked in the US

#16

Ranked in the US

#37

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$18,969,986,000

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#18

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Montana

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$12,702,000,000

Ranked in the US

#43

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#32

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$2,725,873,000

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#48

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Nebraska

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$13,776,000,000

Ranked in the US

#41

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#24

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$2,585,834,000

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#49

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Nevada

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$26,996,000,000

Ranked in the US

#32

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#25

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$3,652,724,000

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#44

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New Hampshire

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$10,107,000,000

Ranked in the US

#46

Ranked in the US

#7

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$7,543,417,000

Ranked in the US

#34

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New Jersey

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$44,274,000,000

Ranked in the US

#22

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#3

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$64,058,342,000

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#5

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New Mexico

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$31,350,000,000

Ranked in the US

#31

Ranked in the US

#47

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$7,267,902,000

Ranked in the US

#36

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New York

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$136,240,000,000

Ranked in the US

#5

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#4

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$156,004,196,000

Ranked in the US

#1

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North Carolina

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$95,625,000,000

Ranked in the US

#9

Ranked in the US

#35

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$15,098,522,000

Ranked in the US

#21

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North Dakota

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$7,655,000,000

Ranked in the US

#49

Ranked in the US

#13

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$3,017,509,000

Ranked in the US

#47

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Ohio

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$115,881,000,000

Ranked in the US

#7

Ranked in the US

#38

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$30,412,376,000

Ranked in the US

#10

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Oklahoma

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$43,129,000,000

Ranked in the US

#23

Ranked in the US

#43

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$7,804,816,000

Ranked in the US

#31

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Oregon

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$37,009,000,000

Ranked in the US

#27

Ranked in the US

#21

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$14,600,436,000

Ranked in the US

#23

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Pennsylvania

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$132,380,000,000

Ranked in the US

#6

Ranked in the US

#15

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$51,734,691,000

Ranked in the US

#7

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Rhode Island

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$12,336,000,000

Ranked in the US

#44

Ranked in the US

#17

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$9,371,823,000

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#30

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South Carolina

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$56,886,000,000

Ranked in the US

#19

Ranked in the US

#42

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$12,896,315,000

Ranked in the US

#26

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South Dakota

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$8,952,000,000

Ranked in the US

#47

Ranked in the US

#26

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$3,855,938,000

Ranked in the US

#43

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Tennessee

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$68,183,000,000

Ranked in the US

#15

Ranked in the US

#36

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$6,858,341,000

Ranked in the US

#38

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Texas

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$191,290,000,000

Ranked in the US

#2

Ranked in the US

#20

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$57,886,725,000

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#6

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Utah

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$16,321,000,000

Ranked in the US

#39

Ranked in the US

#30

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$7,593,692,000

Ranked in the US

#32

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Vermont

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$8,919,000,000

Ranked in the US

#48

Ranked in the US

#23

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$3,563,173,000

Ranked in the US

#45

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Virginia

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$167,503,000,000

Ranked in the US

#4

Ranked in the US

#11

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$29,340,896,000

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#13

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Washington

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$40,726,000,000

Ranked in the US

#25

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#5

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$29,658,660,000

Ranked in the US

#11

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West Virginia

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$25,335,000,000

Ranked in the US

#33

Ranked in the US

#49

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$11,625,729,000

Ranked in the US

#27

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Wisconsin

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$41,191,000,000

Ranked in the US

#24

Ranked in the US

#22

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$22,446,313,000

Ranked in the US

#16

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Wyoming

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$5,938,000,000

Ranked in the US

#50

Ranked in the US

#9

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$949,280,000

Ranked in the US

#50

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