Something I find surprising though, is that the federal gov't must consume an enourmous amount, so how does any state get back more than it pays in?
Posted on 03/17/2011 11:53:56 AM PDT by Sopater
The federal taxes paid per capita vary widely by state. New England has some of the largest tax payments per capita while the states with the lowest per-capita payments are scattered elsewhere in the country.
The place with highest federal tax payments per capita is Washington, D.C., with $11,582. The state with the second-highest federal tax payments is Connecticut with $11,522 per capita. The state with the third-highest federal tax payments is New Jersey with $9,902 per capita. The fourth-highest federal tax payments per capita come from Massachusetts with $9,792. The state with fifth-highest federal tax payments per capita is Maryland with $8,812.
The state with the lowest federal tax payments is Mississippi with $4,281 per capita. The state with the second-lowest federal tax payments is Louisiana with $4,565 per capita. The state with the third-lowest federal tax payments per capita is West Virginia with $4,861. The state with the fourth-lowest federal tax payments per capita is Arkansas with $5,030. The state with the fifth-lowest federal tax payments per capita is New Mexico with $5,153.
Federal Tax Allotments Per State
The place with highest federal tax allotments per capita is Washington, D.C., with $65,109. The state with the second-highest federal tax allotments per capita is Alaska with $13,950. The state with the third-highest federal tax allotments per capita is Virginia $16,610. The state with the fourth-highest federal tax allotments per capita is Maryland with $11,956. The state with the fifth-highest federal tax allotments per capita is New Mexico with $10,733.
The state with the lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Nevada with $5,889. The state with the second-lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Utah with $5,944. The state with the third-lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Wisconsin with $6,113. The state with the fourth-lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Oregon with $6,285. The state with the fifth-lowest federal tax allotments per capita is Illinois with $6,334.
Federal Tax Dollars Received Per Tax Dollars Paid Per State
New Jersey receives 0.61 for each tax dollar paid. Nevada receives 0.65 per tax dollar paid. Connecticut receives 0.69 for each tax dollar paid New Hampshire receives 0.71 for each tax dollar it pays. Minnesota receives 0.72 per tax dollar paid. Illinois receives 0.75 for each tax dollar it pays. Delaware receives 0.77 per tax dollar paid. California receives 0.78 per tax dollar paid.
New York receives 0.79 per tax dollar paid. Colorado receives 0.81 per tax dollar paid. Massachusetts receives 0.82 for each tax dollar it pays. Wisconsin receives 0.86 per tax dollar paid. Washington receives 0.88 per tax dollar paid. Michigan receives 0.92 per tax dollar paid. Texas receives 0.94 per tax dollar paid. Florida receives 0.97 for each tax dollar it pays. Oregon receives 0.98 per tax dollar paid. Rhode Island receives 1.00 per tax dollar paid. Georgia receives 1.01 per tax dollar paid.
Indiana receives 1.05 for each tax dollar it pays. Ohio receives 1.05 per tax dollar paid. Pennsylvania receives 1.07 per tax dollar paid. Utah receives 1.07 per tax dollar paid. North Carolina receives 1.08 per tax dollar paid. Vermont receives 1.08 for each tax dollar it pays. Iowa receives 1.10 per tax dollar paid. Nebraska receives 1.10 per tax dollar paid. Wyoming receives 1.11 per tax dollar paid. Kansas receives 1.12 for each tax dollar it pays.
Arizona receives 1.19 per tax dollar paid. Idaho receives 1.21 per tax dollar paid. Tennessee receives 1.27 per tax dollar paid. Maryland receives 1.30 for each tax dollar it pays. Missouri receives 1.32 per tax dollar paid. South Carolina receives 1.35 per tax dollar paid. Oklahoma receives 1.36 per tax dollar paid. Arkansas receives 1.41 per tax dollar paid. Maine receives 1.41 per tax dollar paid. Hawaii receives 1.44 per tax dollar paid. Montana receives 1.47 per tax dollar paid.
Kentucky receives 1.51 per tax dollar paid. Virginia receives 1.51 per tax dollar paid. South Dakota receives 1.53 per tax dollar paid. Alabama receives 1.66 per tax dollar paid. North Dakota receives 1.68 per tax dollar paid. West Virginia receives 1.76 per tax dollar paid. Louisiana receives 1.78 per tax dollar paid. Alaska receives 1.84 per tax dollar paid. Mississippi receives 2.02 per tax dollar paid. New Mexico receives 2.03 per tax dollar paid.
Alaska receives 1.84 per tax dollar paid. Mississippi receives 2.02 per tax dollar paid. New Mexico receives 2.03 per tax dollar paid.
Holy cow. Why do they get freebie money. BS. This is why we are bankrupt. They should not get more than they pay. That is called Welfare!!!!!!
THe problem I have with these statistics is that they include government purchases of service as “tax allotments”.
So, if the government sends a state grant money for their school system, it counts as the same government “expenditure” as if the government hired a company in that state to build a jet fighter.
BTW, those numbers are exactly the numbers I found in a November, 2007 publication. So it could be that these are rather old numbers.
Also, these are not all “freebie money”. It includes money the government spends for services. For example, I believe if there is a military base in Alaska, the cost of running that base would be considered part of the “tax allotment”.
It’s problematic that it’s mostly GOP-voting, conservative states that get more than they recieve.
Err...get more than they PAY IN, I meant to say.
Federal Spending Received Per Dollar of Taxes Paid by State, 2005
Defense spending, which includes procurement, soldiers' salaries, and base operation, historically has gone to southern and western states while New England has had lower per capita defense spending, said Matt Kane, policy analyst for budget issues for the Northeast Midwest Institute.As I said, this includes all federal spending, which means a state with few people but a major air base could end up high on the list, since a lot of money gets spent through an air base.
Virginia has a naval base, an air base, and a lot of federal facilities, so it has a high influx of federal spending, even though it is pretty low on the list of federal money sent to states.
I believe you’re correct. I tried to find some kind of date on the website, but I could only find a copyright date of 2010. Thanks for that info.
How funny that they would use old information.....lol. Scoundles. Also why would they not put in about the bases? I mean you are right that they are expensive. I guess it must be that the author of the story wanted those states to look bad.
It was a relatively obscure, but extensive study, and they are trying to get money to do another one, but there isn’t much interest in funding them.
This kind of thing is very misleading. It shows Virginia receiving more than ‘it’s share’ of federal dollars but neglects to mention that Northern VA is the home of most of the federal government and SE VA is home to the largest Naval Base in the world along with a veritable host of other assorted and sundry military installations. It’s not like the Feds are pumping in billions of tax dollars to repair 95 and 64 and their related infrastructures.
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