| State | Rank1 | Per dollar expenditures2 | Total Expenditures (millions)3 | IRS Collection (millions)4 | Total Expenditures per Capita |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | $1.01 | $2,284,760 | $2,268,895.12 | $7,568 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $3.10 | $20,604 | $6,642.05 | $10,698 |
| Mississippi | 2 | $2.96 | $26,181 | $8,859.59 | $9,001 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $2.94 | $16,087 | $5,469.75 | $8,868 |
| Alaska | 4 | $2.62 | $9,230 | $3,519.75 | $13,916 |
| North Dakota | 5 | $2.26 | $6,608 | $2,928.61 | $10,413 |
| Montana | 6 | $2.17 | $7,814 | $3,596.11 | $8,359 |
| District of Columbia | 7 | $2.08 | $37,859 | $18,189.10 | $65,045 |
| Alabama | 8 | $2.06 | $42,061 | $20,398.81 | $9,248 |
| Maine | 9 | $1.99 | $11,356 | $5,717.40 | $8,615 |
| South Dakota | 10 | $1.95 | $7,481 | $3,844.24 | $9,655 |
| Hawaii | 11 | $1.90 | $12,699 | $6,680.48 | $9,974 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $1.89 | $32,044 | $16,972.41 | $7,545 |
| Kentucky | 13 | $1.82 | $34,653 | $19,035.72 | $8,305 |
| Virginia | 14 | $1.75 | $95,097 | $54,430.45 | $12,572 |
| Wyoming | 15 | $1.55 | $4,782 | $3,086.24 | $9,399 |
| Louisiana | 16 | $1.55 | $39,628 | $25,647.32 | $8,792 |
| Arizona | 17 | $1.53 | $44,639 | $29,177.14 | $7,498 |
| Maryland | 18 | $1.42 | $66,720 | $46,824.58 | $11,936 |
| Vermont | 19 | $1.40 | $4,645 | $3,311.37 | $7,463 |
| Utah | 20 | $1.27 | $14,823 | $11,648.47 | $5,952 |
| Idaho | 21 | $1.23 | $9,598 | $7,808.79 | $6,715 |
| Missouri | 22 | $1.22 | $48,273 | $39,555.06 | $8,326 |
| Iowa | 23 | $1.19 | $20,345 | $17,167.63 | $6,860 |
| Florida | 24 | $1.16 | $134,544 | $115,562.30 | $7,572 |
| Oregon | 25 | $1.16 | $22,792 | $19,713.74 | $6,263 |
| Tennessee | 26 | $1.15 | $48,288 | $42,060.54 | $8,108 |
| Indiana | 27 | $1.12 | $42,347 | $37,751.79 | $6,758 |
| Kansas | 28 | $1.09 | $20,492 | $18,798.43 | $7,457 |
| Pennsylvania | 29 | $1.05 | $99,503 | $95,087.60 | $8,021 |
| New Hampshire | 30 | $1.02 | $8,331 | $8,205.04 | $6,375 |
| Washington | 31 | $1.01 | $46,338 | $45,996.76 | $7,365 |
| North Carolina | 32 | $0.98 | $59,162 | $60,525.67 | $6,822 |
| Oklahoma | 33 | $0.97 | $27,637 | $28,510.40 | $7,799 |
| Michigan | 34 | $0.95 | $64,787 | $68,500.02 | $6,414 |
| California | 35 | $0.91 | $242,023 | $265,783.66 | $6,694 |
| Georgia | 36 | $0.91 | $59,846 | $66,063.78 | $6,553 |
| Wisconsin | 37 | $0.89 | $33,749 | $37,973.25 | $6,105 |
| Texas | 38 | $0.88 | $148,683 | $169,392.72 | $6,485 |
| Massachusetts | 39 | $0.87 | $55,830 | $64,373.14 | $8,678 |
| Rhode Island | 40 | $0.87 | $8,423 | $9,712.56 | $7,846 |
| Arkansas | 41 | $0.85 | $20,387 | $24,012.31 | $7,345 |
| Nevada | 42 | $0.84 | $14,089 | $16,710.69 | $5,840 |
| Colorado | 43 | $0.83 | $31,173 | $37,769.49 | $6,685 |
| Ohio | 44 | $0.80 | $77,881 | $96,836.57 | $6,790 |
| Nebraska | 45 | $0.79 | $12,785 | $16,121.65 | $7,272 |
| New York | 46 | $0.73 | $144,876 | $198,562.27 | $7,500 |
| Illinois | 47 | $0.68 | $80,778 | $119,182.24 | $6,328 |
| Connecticut | 48 | $0.67 | $30,774 | $46,131.12 | $8,791 |
| New Jersey | 49 | $0.57 | $58,617 | $101,997.48 | $6,735 |
| Minnesota | 50 | $0.46 | $31,067 | $67,148.61 | $6,060 |
| Delaware | 51 | $0.42 | $5,495 | $13,227.40 | $6,528 |
| Other | N/A | $2.45 | $40,837 | $16,672.85 | N/A |
Red states received $1,177,262 million (almost $1.2 trillion) back from the federal government, after sending $1,009,904.48 million ($1 trillion) collected by the IRS.
Blue states received $1,066,662 million in federal spending (approximately $1 trillion). The IRS collected 1,242,317.82 million ($1.24 trillion) from blue states. That means a total outflow of $175,655.82 million, or approximately $176 billion dollars. And as you can see from the chart above, many of the harder core blue states are the biggest losers.
Pass that chart around to all your smug neocon friends!
