Introduction
In the United States, federal aid is an important source of support for states and their citizens. Federal aid is based on a variety of factors, including population size, socioeconomic needs, and state-level priorities. This means that different states can receive vastly different amounts of federal aid due to differences in population size or levels of need. It is also important to note that the type of aid provided can vary from state to state as well. Some states might primarily receive money for infrastructure projects or health care programs while other states might be able to use this funding for education initiatives or other specific needs. Additionally, how these funds are allocated can be predetermined by the federal government or left to the discretion of individual states and localities to decide which projects they want to pursue with the resources available. All in all, federal aid plays a crucial role in helping states provide services and support for their populations.
# | State | Federal Aid Per Capita | Balance of Payments |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Connecticut | $14,448 | $14,973,000,000 |
2 | Massachusetts | $14,003 | $53,789,000,000 |
3 | New Jersey | $12,910 | $44,274,000,000 |
4 | New York | $12,575 | $136,240,000,000 |
5 | Washington | $12,151 | $40,726,000,000 |
6 | California | $11,729 | $262,786,000,000 |
7 | New Hampshire | $11,617 | $10,107,000,000 |
8 | Maryland | $11,361 | $91,613,000,000 |
9 | Wyoming | $11,301 | $5,938,000,000 |
10 | Colorado | $10,909 | $33,735,000,000 |
11 | Virginia | $10,638 | $167,503,000,000 |
12 | Minnesota | $10,448 | $35,107,000,000 |
13 | North Dakota | $10,393 | $7,655,000,000 |
14 | Illinois | $10,232 | $84,609,000,000 |
15 | Pennsylvania | $9,597 | $132,380,000,000 |
16 | Florida | $9,577 | $176,646,000,000 |
17 | Rhode Island | $9,518 | $12,336,000,000 |
18 | Alaska | $9,419 | $13,238,000,000 |
19 | Delaware | $9,154 | $11,672,000,000 |
20 | Texas | $9,090 | $191,290,000,000 |
21 | Oregon | $9,071 | $37,009,000,000 |
22 | Wisconsin | $8,974 | $41,191,000,000 |
23 | Vermont | $8,964 | $8,919,000,000 |
24 | Nebraska | $8,952 | $13,776,000,000 |
25 | Nevada | $8,940 | $26,996,000,000 |
26 | South Dakota | $8,921 | $8,952,000,000 |
27 | Hawaii | $8,776 | $19,224,000,000 |
28 | Kansas | $8,566 | $24,652,000,000 |
29 | Michigan | $8,310 | $101,310,000,000 |
30 | Utah | $8,114 | $16,321,000,000 |
31 | Iowa | $8,089 | $25,155,000,000 |
32 | Montana | $8,056 | $12,702,000,000 |
33 | Arizona | $8,014 | $87,334,000,000 |
34 | Georgia | $8,011 | $88,376,000,000 |
35 | North Carolina | $7,938 | $95,625,000,000 |
36 | Tennessee | $7,874 | $68,183,000,000 |
37 | Missouri | $7,855 | $62,645,000,000 |
38 | Ohio | $7,853 | $115,881,000,000 |
39 | Maine | $7,702 | $18,241,000,000 |
40 | Indiana | $7,668 | $57,546,000,000 |
41 | Idaho | $7,465 | $16,700,000,000 |
42 | South Carolina | $7,405 | $56,886,000,000 |
43 | Oklahoma | $6,967 | $43,129,000,000 |
44 | Louisiana | $6,960 | $54,712,000,000 |
45 | Alabama | $6,707 | $62,543,000,000 |
46 | Kentucky | $6,625 | $82,940,000,000 |
47 | New Mexico | $6,570 | $31,350,000,000 |
48 | Arkansas | $6,476 | $32,650,000,000 |
49 | West Virginia | $6,116 | $25,335,000,000 |
50 | Mississippi | $5,733 | $37,713,000,000 |
Federal Aid Per Capita by State
Alabama
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,707
Ranked in the US
#45
$62,543,000,000
Ranked in the US
#17
Alaska
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,419
Ranked in the US
#18
$13,238,000,000
Ranked in the US
#42
Arizona
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,014
Ranked in the US
#33
$87,334,000,000
Ranked in the US
#12
Arkansas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,476
Ranked in the US
#48
$32,650,000,000
Ranked in the US
#30
California
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,729
Ranked in the US
#6
$262,786,000,000
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,909
Ranked in the US
#10
$33,735,000,000
Ranked in the US
#29
Connecticut
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,448
Ranked in the US
#1
$14,973,000,000
Ranked in the US
#40
Delaware
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,154
Ranked in the US
#19
$11,672,000,000
Ranked in the US
#45
Florida
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,577
Ranked in the US
#16
$176,646,000,000
Ranked in the US
#3
Georgia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,011
Ranked in the US
#34
$88,376,000,000
Ranked in the US
#11
Hawaii
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,776
Ranked in the US
#27
$19,224,000,000
Ranked in the US
#36
Idaho
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,465
Ranked in the US
#41
$16,700,000,000
Ranked in the US
#38
Illinois
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,232
Ranked in the US
#14
$84,609,000,000
Ranked in the US
#13
Indiana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,668
Ranked in the US
#40
$57,546,000,000
Ranked in the US
#18
Iowa
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,089
Ranked in the US
#31
$25,155,000,000
Ranked in the US
#34
Kansas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,566
Ranked in the US
#28
$24,652,000,000
Ranked in the US
#35
Kentucky
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,625
Ranked in the US
#46
$82,940,000,000
Ranked in the US
#14
Louisiana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,960
Ranked in the US
#44
$54,712,000,000
Ranked in the US
#20
Maine
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,702
Ranked in the US
#39
$18,241,000,000
Ranked in the US
#37
Maryland
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,361
Ranked in the US
#8
$91,613,000,000
Ranked in the US
#10
Massachusetts
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,003
Ranked in the US
#2
$53,789,000,000
Ranked in the US
#21
Michigan
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,310
Ranked in the US
#29
$101,310,000,000
Ranked in the US
#8
Minnesota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,448
Ranked in the US
#12
$35,107,000,000
Ranked in the US
#28
Mississippi
Federal Aid Per Capita
$5,733
Ranked in the US
#50
$37,713,000,000
Ranked in the US
#26
Missouri
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,855
Ranked in the US
#37
$62,645,000,000
Ranked in the US
#16
Montana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,056
Ranked in the US
#32
$12,702,000,000
Ranked in the US
#43
Nebraska
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,952
Ranked in the US
#24
$13,776,000,000
Ranked in the US
#41
Nevada
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,940
Ranked in the US
#25
$26,996,000,000
Ranked in the US
#32
New Hampshire
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,617
Ranked in the US
#7
$10,107,000,000
Ranked in the US
#46
New Jersey
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,910
Ranked in the US
#3
$44,274,000,000
Ranked in the US
#22
New Mexico
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,570
Ranked in the US
#47
$31,350,000,000
Ranked in the US
#31
New York
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,575
Ranked in the US
#4
$136,240,000,000
Ranked in the US
#5
North Carolina
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,938
Ranked in the US
#35
$95,625,000,000
Ranked in the US
#9
North Dakota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,393
Ranked in the US
#13
$7,655,000,000
Ranked in the US
#49
Ohio
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,853
Ranked in the US
#38
$115,881,000,000
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,967
Ranked in the US
#43
$43,129,000,000
Ranked in the US
#23
Oregon
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,071
Ranked in the US
#21
$37,009,000,000
Ranked in the US
#27
Pennsylvania
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,597
Ranked in the US
#15
$132,380,000,000
Ranked in the US
#6
Rhode Island
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,518
Ranked in the US
#17
$12,336,000,000
Ranked in the US
#44
South Carolina
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,405
Ranked in the US
#42
$56,886,000,000
Ranked in the US
#19
South Dakota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,921
Ranked in the US
#26
$8,952,000,000
Ranked in the US
#47
Tennessee
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,874
Ranked in the US
#36
$68,183,000,000
Ranked in the US
#15
Texas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,090
Ranked in the US
#20
$191,290,000,000
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,114
Ranked in the US
#30
$16,321,000,000
Ranked in the US
#39
Vermont
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,964
Ranked in the US
#23
$8,919,000,000
Ranked in the US
#48
Virginia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,638
Ranked in the US
#11
$167,503,000,000
Ranked in the US
#4
Washington
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,151
Ranked in the US
#5
$40,726,000,000
Ranked in the US
#25
West Virginia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,116
Ranked in the US
#49
$25,335,000,000
Ranked in the US
#33
Wisconsin
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,974
Ranked in the US
#22
$41,191,000,000
Ranked in the US
#24
Wyoming
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,301
Ranked in the US
#9
$5,938,000,000
Ranked in the US
#50