Largest net contributor
New JerseyDemocratic presidential vote
$0.88 per $1 paid
−$17.7B
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.
Latest OSC / Rockefeller ledger: FFY 2023. FFY 2024–2025 not published yet. Data integrityState rankings use the latest OSC / Rockefeller balance-of-payments ledger (FFY 2023). FFY 2024 and 2025 have not been published yet. Archives are hash-checked against osc.ny.gov on Data integrity. 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
Recent reporting on federal spending, taxes, grants, and money returning to the states.
Recent reporting on federal spending, taxes, grants, and money returning to the states.