Federal Dollars by State

Money from the federal government is redistributed back to states in the form of grants, aid programs for the needy and payments to major government contracting firms such as defense companies.

States receiving the most federal dollars have higher populations and more defense contractors.

Federal dollars sent to States in 2017 is outlined below.

California $436.1 billion

Texas $269.0 billion

Florida $237.7 billion

New York $220.6 billion

Virginia $176.8 billion

Pennsylvania $155.8 billion

Illinois $131.8 billion

Ohio $125.7 billion

North Carolina $113.1 billion

Michigan $108.4 billion

Maryland $105.1 billion

Georgia $104.5 billion

New Jersey $97.7 billion

Arizona $82.2 billion

Washington $80.5 billion

Massachusetts $78.7 billion

Tennessee $76.3 billion

Missouri $72.3 billion

Kentucky $70.8 billion

Indiana $67.8 billion

Alabama $65.8 billion

Minnesota $64.4 billion

South Carolina $59.7 billion

Colorado $57.5 billion

Wisconsin $55.4 billion

Louisiana $52.0 billion

Oregon $45.7 billion

Oklahoma $45.1 billion

Connecticut $41.1 billion

Mississippi $37.8 billion

Arkansas $35.1 billion

New Mexico $31.7 billion

Kansas $31.3 billion

Iowa $29.9 billion

Nevada $28.7 billion

West Virginia $24.6 billion

Utah $23.9 billion

Hawaii $19.9 billion

Nebraska $17.7 billion

Idaho $17.5 billion

Maine $17.4 billion

New Hampshire $15.0 billion

Alaska $13.0 billion

Rhode Island $12.6 billion

Montana $12.2 billion

Delaware $11.5 billion

South Dakota $9.3 billion

Vermont $8.0 billion

North Dakota $7.9 billion

Wyoming $7.1 billion

Total $3.6 trillion. $1 trillion goes on the credit card.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2019/03/20/how-much-federal-funding-each-state-receives-government/39202299/

Those States with smaller populations receive smaller amounts of federal dollars. The economic futures of those States with the most Federal Land are limited by this land grab.

Because the Federal government should not add to the National Debt, all States should look at the inevitable reduction of federal dollars and begin to push more costs to counties and cities. This would affect some of the dollars included above.

Federal giveaways are the result of the refusal of State and Local politicians to assume responsibility for local needs. They delegated these costs to Congress and allowed costs to become unsustainable. Most federal departments, agencies and programs are unconstitutional and should be relegated to the States.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader