Largest net contributor
New JerseyDemocratic presidential vote
$0.88 per $1 paid
−$17.7B
NoteWorkbooks for 2019–2020 aren’t posted at the usual OSC URL, so those years are missing from the States year list. Methodology
Every year, Americans send tax dollars to Washington, and Washington sends money back, for Social Security, Medicare, defense contracts, highways, and more. The Ledger ranks all 50 states by that exchange: who pays in more than they get back, and who comes out ahead.
State rankings use the latest OSC / Rockefeller balance-of-payments ledger (FFY 2023). FFY 2024 and 2025 haven’t been published yet. Methodology
$0.88 per $1 paid
−$17.7B
$2.18 per $1 paid
$139.7B
Net $38.1B
$3.21
Net −$17.7B
$0.88
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