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 (2021) | Percentage Change (vs. 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | $17,193 | 19% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $16,945 | 21.01% |
| 3 | New Jersey | $15,012 | 16.28% |
| 4 | New York | $14,842 | 18.03% |
| 5 | Washington | $14,773 | 21.58% |
| 6 | California | $14,381 | 22.61% |
| 7 | Wyoming | $14,260 | 26.18% |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $14,113 | 21.49% |
| 9 | Maryland | $13,352 | 17.52% |
| 10 | Colorado | $13,021 | 19.36% |
| 11 | Virginia | $12,419 | 16.74% |
| 12 | Florida | $12,057 | 25.9% |
| 13 | Minnesota | $12,043 | 15.27% |
| 14 | Illinois | $11,968 | 16.97% |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $11,060 | 16.2% |
| 16 | North Dakota | $11,041 | 6.23% |
| 17 | Nevada | $11,039 | 23.48% |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $10,988 | 14.49% |
| 19 | Delaware | $10,949 | 19.61% |
| 20 | South Dakota | $10,923 | 22.44% |
| 21 | Alaska | $10,586 | 12.39% |
| 22 | Nebraska | $10,579 | 18.17% |
| 23 | Oregon | $10,556 | 16.37% |
| 24 | Texas | $10,443 | 14.88% |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $10,204 | 13.71% |
| 26 | Vermont | $10,191 | 13.69% |
| 27 | Utah | $10,080 | 24.23% |
| 28 | Kansas | $10,059 | 17.43% |
| 29 | Hawaii | $9,838 | 12.1% |
| 30 | Montana | $9,747 | 20.99% |
| 31 | Arizona | $9,638 | 20.26% |
| 32 | Michigan | $9,580 | 15.28% |
| 33 | Georgia | $9,449 | 17.95% |
| 34 | Iowa | $9,406 | 16.28% |
| 35 | Tennessee | $9,389 | 19.24% |
| 36 | North Carolina | $9,361 | 17.93% |
| 37 | Maine | $9,314 | 20.93% |
| 38 | Missouri | $9,197 | 17.08% |
| 39 | Ohio | $9,154 | 16.57% |
| 40 | Idaho | $9,074 | 21.55% |
| 41 | Indiana | $8,827 | 15.11% |
| 42 | South Carolina | $8,568 | 15.71% |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $7,887 | 13.21% |
| 44 | Kentucky | $7,777 | 17.39% |
| 45 | Alabama | $7,716 | 15.04% |
| 46 | Arkansas | $7,692 | 18.78% |
| 47 | Louisiana | $7,510 | 7.9% |
| 48 | New Mexico | $7,354 | 11.93% |
| 49 | West Virginia | $6,819 | 11.49% |
| 50 | Mississippi | $6,552 | 14.29% |
Federal Aid Per Capita by State
Alabama
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,716
↑ 15.04%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#45
63 billion
Ranked in the US
#17
Alaska
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,586
↑ 12.39%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#21
13 billion
Ranked in the US
#42
Arizona
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,638
↑ 20.26%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#31
87 billion
Ranked in the US
#12
Arkansas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,692
↑ 18.78%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#46
33 billion
Ranked in the US
#30
California
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,381
↑ 22.61%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#6
263 billion
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
Federal Aid Per Capita
$13,021
↑ 19.36%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#10
34 billion
Ranked in the US
#29
Connecticut
Federal Aid Per Capita
$17,193
↑ 19%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#1
15 billion
Ranked in the US
#40
Delaware
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,949
↑ 19.61%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#19
12 billion
Ranked in the US
#45
Florida
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,057
↑ 25.9%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#12
177 billion
Ranked in the US
#3
Georgia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,449
↑ 17.95%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#33
88 billion
Ranked in the US
#11
Hawaii
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,838
↑ 12.1%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#29
19 billion
Ranked in the US
#36
Idaho
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,074
↑ 21.55%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#40
17 billion
Ranked in the US
#38
Illinois
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,968
↑ 16.97%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
85 billion
Ranked in the US
#13
Indiana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,827
↑ 15.11%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#41
58 billion
Ranked in the US
#18
Iowa
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,406
↑ 16.28%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#34
25 billion
Ranked in the US
#34
Kansas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,059
↑ 17.43%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#28
25 billion
Ranked in the US
#35
Kentucky
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,777
↑ 17.39%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#44
83 billion
Ranked in the US
#14
Louisiana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,510
↑ 7.9%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#47
55 billion
Ranked in the US
#20
Maine
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,314
↑ 20.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#37
18 billion
Ranked in the US
#37
Maryland
Federal Aid Per Capita
$13,352
↑ 17.52%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#9
92 billion
Ranked in the US
#10
Massachusetts
Federal Aid Per Capita
$16,945
↑ 21.01%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#2
54 billion
Ranked in the US
#21
Michigan
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,580
↑ 15.28%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#32
101 billion
Ranked in the US
#8
Minnesota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,043
↑ 15.27%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#13
35 billion
Ranked in the US
#28
Mississippi
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,552
↑ 14.29%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#50
38 billion
Ranked in the US
#26
Missouri
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,197
↑ 17.08%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#38
63 billion
Ranked in the US
#16
Montana
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,747
↑ 20.99%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#30
13 billion
Ranked in the US
#43
Nebraska
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,579
↑ 18.17%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#22
14 billion
Ranked in the US
#41
Nevada
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,039
↑ 23.48%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#17
27 billion
Ranked in the US
#32
New Hampshire
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,113
↑ 21.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#8
10 billion
Ranked in the US
#46
New Jersey
Federal Aid Per Capita
$15,012
↑ 16.28%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#3
44 billion
Ranked in the US
#22
New Mexico
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,354
↑ 11.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#48
31 billion
Ranked in the US
#31
New York
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,842
↑ 18.03%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#4
136 billion
Ranked in the US
#5
North Carolina
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,361
↑ 17.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#36
96 billion
Ranked in the US
#9
North Dakota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,041
↑ 6.23%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#16
8 billion
Ranked in the US
#49
Ohio
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,154
↑ 16.57%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#39
116 billion
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
Federal Aid Per Capita
$7,887
↑ 13.21%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#43
43 billion
Ranked in the US
#23
Oregon
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,556
↑ 16.37%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#23
37 billion
Ranked in the US
#27
Pennsylvania
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,988
↑ 14.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#18
132 billion
Ranked in the US
#6
Rhode Island
Federal Aid Per Capita
$11,060
↑ 16.2%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#15
12 billion
Ranked in the US
#44
South Carolina
Federal Aid Per Capita
$8,568
↑ 15.71%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#42
57 billion
Ranked in the US
#19
South Dakota
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,923
↑ 22.44%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#20
9 billion
Ranked in the US
#47
Tennessee
Federal Aid Per Capita
$9,389
↑ 19.24%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#35
68 billion
Ranked in the US
#15
Texas
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,443
↑ 14.88%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#24
191 billion
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,080
↑ 24.23%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#27
16 billion
Ranked in the US
#39
Vermont
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,191
↑ 13.69%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
9 billion
Ranked in the US
#48
Virginia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$12,419
↑ 16.74%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#11
168 billion
Ranked in the US
#4
Washington
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,773
↑ 21.58%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#5
41 billion
Ranked in the US
#25
West Virginia
Federal Aid Per Capita
$6,819
↑ 11.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#49
25 billion
Ranked in the US
#33
Wisconsin
Federal Aid Per Capita
$10,204
↑ 13.71%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#25
41 billion
Ranked in the US
#24
Wyoming
Federal Aid Per Capita
$14,260
↑ 26.18%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#7
6 billion
Ranked in the US
#50
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