Note·Workbooks for 2019–2020 aren’t posted at the usual OSC URL, so those years are missing from the States year list. Methodology
By default, states run from those that send the most to Washington relative to what they receive, to those that receive the most. Negative balances mean a state paid in more than it got back.
State rankings use the latest OSC / Rockefeller balance-of-payments ledger (FFY 2023). FFY 2024 and 2025 haven’t been published yet. Methodology
Showing 50 of 50 states
| Rank | State | Politics | Revenue paid | Spending received | Net balance | Balance bar | Per capita | Return / $1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey (NJ) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $149.3B | $131.6B | −$17.7B | −$1.9K | $0.88 | Net contributor | |
| 2 | Massachusetts (MA) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $123.4B | $119.7B | −$3.6B | −$518 | $0.97 | Net contributor | |
| 3 | Washington (WA) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $122.6B | $121.8B | −$808.9M | −$104 | $0.99 | Net contributor | |
| 4 | New Hampshire (NH) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $21.8B | $21.9B | $104.9M | $75 | $1.00 | Net recipient | |
| 5 | Wyoming (WY) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $8.9B | $10.4B | $1.4B | $2.5K | $1.16 | Net recipient | |
| 6 | Utah (UT) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $39.7B | $41.6B | $2.0B | $576 | $1.05 | Net recipient | |
| 7 | South Dakota (SD) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $12.6B | $14.7B | $2.1B | $2.3K | $1.17 | Net recipient | |
| 8 | Delaware (DE) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $15.1B | $17.9B | $2.8B | $2.8K | $1.19 | Net recipient | |
| 9 | Minnesota (MN) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $76.7B | $79.7B | $2.9B | $512 | $1.04 | Net recipient | |
| 10 | North Dakota (ND) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $9.6B | $12.6B | $3.0B | $3.8K | $1.32 | Net recipient | |
| 11 | Vermont (VT) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $7.3B | $11.0B | $3.7B | $5.7K | $1.51 | Net recipient | |
| 12 | Nebraska (NE) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $24.8B | $28.7B | $3.8B | $1.9K | $1.15 | Net recipient | |
| 13 | Rhode Island (RI) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $13.4B | $19.2B | $5.7B | $5.2K | $1.43 | Net recipient | |
| 14 | Nevada (NV) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $42.1B | $48.1B | $5.9B | $1.9K | $1.14 | Net recipient | |
| 15 | Montana (MT) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $12.4B | $18.8B | $6.5B | $5.7K | $1.52 | Net recipient | |
| 16 | Idaho (ID) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $19.7B | $28.2B | $8.5B | $4.3K | $1.43 | Net recipient | |
| 17 | Colorado (CO) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $83.3B | $92.0B | $8.7B | $1.5K | $1.11 | Net recipient | |
| 18 | Illinois (IL) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $172.9B | $182.8B | $9.9B | $790 | $1.06 | Net recipient | |
| 19 | Iowa (IA) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $35.3B | $45.5B | $10.2B | $3.2K | $1.29 | Net recipient | |
| 20 | Alaska (AK) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $8.4B | $19.8B | $11.4B | $15.5K | $2.35 | Net recipient | |
| 21 | Kansas (KS) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $32.3B | $43.9B | $11.6B | $3.9K | $1.36 | Net recipient | |
| 22 | California (CA) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $589.5B | $601.4B | $11.9B | $306 | $1.02 | Net recipient | |
| 23 | Maine (ME) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $14.2B | $28.2B | $13.9B | $10.0K | $1.98 | Net recipient | |
| 24 | Connecticut (CT) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $65.8B | $80.3B | $14.5B | $4.0K | $1.22 | Net recipient | |
| 25 | Wisconsin (WI) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $69.7B | $84.5B | $14.8B | $2.5K | $1.21 | Net recipient | |
| 26 | Hawaii (HI) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $15.6B | $31.7B | $16.1B | $11.2K | $2.03 | Net recipient | |
| 27 | New York (NY) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $320.1B | $337.9B | $17.8B | $912 | $1.06 | Net recipient | |
| 28 | Oregon (OR) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $49.2B | $69.8B | $20.6B | $4.9K | $1.42 | Net recipient | |
| 29 | West Virginia (WV) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $13.5B | $35.2B | $21.7B | $12.3K | $2.61 | Net recipient | |
| 30 | Arkansas (AR) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $27.6B | $49.9B | $22.3B | $7.3K | $1.81 | Net recipient | |
| 31 | Indiana (IN) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $72.7B | $99.8B | $27.1B | $4.0K | $1.37 | Net recipient | |
| 32 | Oklahoma (OK) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $35.7B | $70.2B | $34.4B | $8.5K | $1.96 | Net recipient | |
| 33 | Mississippi (MS) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $22.2B | $58.5B | $36.2B | $12.3K | $2.63 | Net recipient | |
| 34 | Tennessee (TN) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $78.2B | $114.9B | $36.7B | $5.1K | $1.47 | Net recipient | |
| 35 | New Mexico (NM) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $17.3B | $55.4B | $38.1B | $18.0K | $3.21 | Net recipient | |
| 36 | Georgia (GA) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $122.1B | $164.3B | $42.2B | $3.8K | $1.35 | Net recipient | |
| 37 | South Carolina (SC) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $52.2B | $94.5B | $42.4B | $7.9K | $1.81 | Net recipient | |
| 38 | Louisiana (LA) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $40.9B | $85.1B | $44.2B | $9.7K | $2.08 | Net recipient | |
| 39 | Missouri (MO) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $64.8B | $109.4B | $44.6B | $7.2K | $1.69 | Net recipient | |
| 40 | Michigan (MI) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $108.3B | $154.1B | $45.8B | $4.6K | $1.42 | Net recipient | |
| 41 | Kentucky (KY) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $39.6B | $88.0B | $48.4B | $10.7K | $2.22 | Net recipient | |
| 42 | Arizona (AZ) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $80.6B | $130.1B | $49.5B | $6.7K | $1.62 | Net recipient | |
| 43 | North Carolina (NC) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $120.4B | $171.5B | $51.1B | $4.7K | $1.42 | Net recipient | |
| 44 | Alabama (AL) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $45.5B | $97.7B | $52.2B | $10.2K | $2.15 | Net recipient | |
| 45 | Ohio (OH) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $124.1B | $180.3B | $56.2B | $4.8K | $1.45 | Net recipient | |
| 46 | Pennsylvania (PA) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $157.9B | $225.4B | $67.5B | $5.2K | $1.43 | Net recipient | |
| 47 | Maryland (MD) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $85.3B | $154.6B | $69.2B | $11.2K | $1.81 | Net recipient | |
| 48 | Texas (TX) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $383.2B | $460.1B | $76.9B | $2.5K | $1.20 | Net recipient | |
| 49 | Florida (FL) | Republican presidential voteRRepublican | $305.7B | $385.3B | $79.6B | $3.5K | $1.26 | Net recipient | |
| 50 | Virginia (VA) | Democratic presidential voteDDemocratic | $118.1B | $257.8B | $139.7B | $16.0K | $2.18 | Net recipient |