| State |
Rank According to Ratio of Amount Returned per Dollar Paid in Taxes |
Expenditures in State per Dollar Paid by State Taxpayers |
Total Expenditures (CFFR in millions) |
IRS Total Collection (in millions) |
Total Expenditures per Capita |
Federal Taxes Paid per Capita |
| United States |
N/A |
$1.01 |
$2,284,760 |
$2,268,895.12 |
$7,568 |
$7,652 |
| New Mexico |
1 |
$3.10 |
$20,604 |
$6,642.05 |
$10,698 |
$3,449 |
| Mississippi |
2 |
$2.96 |
$26,181 |
$8,859.59 |
$9,001 |
$3,046 |
| West Virginia |
3 |
$2.94 |
$16,087 |
$5,469.75 |
$8,868 |
$3,015 |
| Alaska |
4 |
$2.62 |
$9,230 |
$3,519.75 |
$13,916 |
$5,307 |
| North Dakota |
5 |
$2.26 |
$6,608 |
$2,928.61 |
$10,413 |
$4,615 |
| Montana |
6 |
$2.17 |
$7,814 |
$3,596.11 |
$8,359 |
$3,847 |
| District of Columbia |
7 |
$2.08 |
$37,859 |
$18,189.10 |
$65,045 |
$31,250 |
| Alabama |
8 |
$2.06 |
$42,061 |
$20,398.81 |
$9,248 |
$4,485 |
| Maine |
9 |
$1.99 |
$11,356 |
$5,717.40 |
$8,615 |
$4,337 |
| South Dakota |
10 |
$1.95 |
$7,481 |
$3,844.24 |
$9,655 |
$4,961 |
| Hawaii |
11 |
$1.90 |
$12,699 |
$6,680.48 |
$9,974 |
$5,247 |
| South Carolina |
12 |
$1.89 |
$32,044 |
$16,972.41 |
$7,545 |
$3,996 |
| Kentucky |
13 |
$1.82 |
$34,653 |
$19,035.72 |
$8,305 |
$4,562 |
| Virginia |
14 |
$1.75 |
$95,097 |
$54,430.45 |
$12,572 |
$7,196 |
| Wyoming |
15 |
$1.55 |
$4,782 |
$3,086.24 |
$9,399 |
$6,066 |
| Louisiana |
16 |
$1.55 |
$39,628 |
$25,647.32 |
$8,792 |
$5,690 |
| Arizona |
17 |
$1.53 |
$44,639 |
$29,177.14 |
$7,498 |
$4,901 |
| Maryland |
18 |
$1.42 |
$66,720 |
$46,824.58 |
$11,936 |
$8,377 |
| Vermont |
19 |
$1.40 |
$4,645 |
$3,311.37 |
$7,463 |
$5,320 |
| Utah |
20 |
$1.27 |
$14,823 |
$11,648.47 |
$5,952 |
$4,677 |
| Idaho |
21 |
$1.23 |
$9,598 |
$7,808.79 |
$6,715 |
$5,463 |
| Missouri |
22 |
$1.22 |
$48,273 |
$39,555.06 |
$8,326 |
$6,823 |
| Iowa |
23 |
$1.19 |
$20,345 |
$17,167.63 |
$6,860 |
$5,789 |
| Florida |
24 |
$1.16 |
$134,544 |
$115,562.30 |
$7,572 |
$6,504 |
| Oregon |
25 |
$1.16 |
$22,792 |
$19,713.74 |
$6,263 |
$5,418 |
| Tennessee |
26 |
$1.15 |
$48,288 |
$42,060.54 |
$8,108 |
$7,062 |
| Indiana |
27 |
$1.12 |
$42,347 |
$37,751.79 |
$6,758 |
$6,025 |
| Kansas |
28 |
$1.09 |
$20,492 |
$18,798.43 |
$7,457 |
$6,840 |
| Pennsylvania |
29 |
$1.05 |
$99,503 |
$95,087.60 |
$8,021 |
$7,665 |
| New Hampshire |
30 |
$1.02 |
$8,331 |
$8,205.04 |
$6,375 |
$6,279 |
| Washington |
31 |
$1.01 |
$46,338 |
$45,996.76 |
$7,365 |
$7,310 |
| North Carolina |
32 |
$0.98 |
$59,162 |
$60,525.67 |
$6,822 |
$6,979 |
| Oklahoma |
33 |
$0.97 |
$27,637 |
$28,510.40 |
$7,799 |
$8,046 |
| Michigan |
34 |
$0.95 |
$64,787 |
$68,500.02 |
$6,414 |
$6,782 |
| California |
35 |
$0.91 |
$242,023 |
$265,783.66 |
$6,694 |
$7,351 |
| Georgia |
36 |
$0.91 |
$59,846 |
$66,063.78 |
$6,553 |
$7,234 |
| Wisconsin |
37 |
$0.89 |
$33,749 |
$37,973.25 |
$6,105 |
$6,870 |
| Texas |
38 |
$0.88 |
$148,683 |
$169,392.72 |
$6,485 |
$7,388 |
| Massachusetts |
39 |
$0.87 |
$55,830 |
$64,373.14 |
$8,678 |
$10,006 |
| Rhode Island |
40 |
$0.87 |
$8,423 |
$9,712.56 |
$7,846 |
$9,047 |
| Arkansas |
41 |
$0.85 |
$20,387 |
$24,012.31 |
$7,345 |
$8,651 |
| Nevada |
42 |
$0.84 |
$14,089 |
$16,710.69 |
$5,840 |
$6,927 |
| Colorado |
43 |
$0.83 |
$31,173 |
$37,769.49 |
$6,685 |
$8,099 |
| Ohio |
44 |
$0.80 |
$77,881 |
$96,836.57 |
$6,790 |
$8,442 |
| Nebraska |
45 |
$0.79 |
$12,785 |
$16,121.65 |
$7,272 |
$9,170 |
| New York |
46 |
$0.73 |
$144,876 |
$198,562.27 |
$7,500 |
$10,280 |
| Illinois |
47 |
$0.68 |
$80,778 |
$119,182.24 |
$6,328 |
$9,336 |
| Connecticut |
48 |
$0.67 |
$30,774 |
$46,131.12 |
$8,791 |
$13,178 |
| New Jersey |
49 |
$0.57 |
$58,617 |
$101,997.48 |
$6,735 |
$11,720 |
| Minnesota |
50 |
$0.46 |
$31,067 |
$67,148.61 |
$6,060 |
$13,098 |
| Delaware |
51 |
$0.42 |
$5,495 |
$13,227.40 |
$6,528 |
$15,714 |
| Other |
N/A |
$2.45 |
$40,837 |
$16,672.85 |
N/A |
N/A |
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