Question of the Month - November 2004

How did the SLC states fare in terms of federal government expenditures by state in fiscal year 2003?

 

On October 7, 2004, the federal government released information indicating the amount of federal dollars flowing to states in fiscal year 2003.  This information was based on two reports: The Consolidated Federal Funds report that covered benefits, subsidies, grants, goods and services, and salaries and wages; and the Federal Aid to States report that covered grants to states and local governments.  As expected, these reports are of great interest to a range of different players ranging from states to localities to interest groups to individual policymakers as they seek to leverage additional funds from the federal government.  The table below presents information for the 16 SLC states extracted from the Consolidated Federal Funds report.

 

SLC State

Population

(July 1, 2003)

Total

(In $ Millions)

Per Capita

Rank Per Capita in SLC

Alabama

4,500,752

$36,871

$8,192.16

3

Arkansas

2,725,714

$18,340

$6,728.64

12

Florida

17,019,068

$113,341

$6,659.64

13

Georgia

8,684,715

$51,910

$5,977.19

16

Kentucky

4,117,827

$31,153

$7,565.42

6

Louisiana

4,496,334

$31,646

$7,038.24

10

Maryland

5,508,909

$57,646

$10,464.19

2

Mississippi

2,881,281

$21,741

$7,545.47

7

Missouri

5,704,484

$43,874

$7,691.08

5

North Carolina

8,407,248

$51,766

$6,157.35

15

Oklahoma

3,511,532

$25,254

$7,191.72

9

South Carolina

4,147,152

$28,038

$6,760.82

11

Tennessee

5,841,748

$42,602

$7,292.74

8

Texas

22,118,509

$140,451

$6,349.93

14

Virginia

7,386,330

$82,454

$11,163.05

1

West Virginia

1,810,354

$14,226

$7,858.35

4

SLC Total

108,861,957

$791,313

$7,539.75

 

US Total

290,809,777

$2,061,486

$6,910.31

 
         

 

Source:             U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Consolidated Federal Funds Report

 

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