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Table 106.50. Direct general expenditures per capita of state and local governments for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 2009-10 and 2010-11
[Amounts in current dollars]
State Direct general expenditures,1 2009-10 Direct general expenditures,1 2010-11
Total amount per capita For education Total amount per capita For education
All education Elementary and secondary education Colleges and universities Other education2
Amount per capita As a percent of all functions Amount per capita As a percent of all functions Amount per capita As a percent
of all functions
Amount per capita As a percent of all functions Amount per capita As a percent of all functions
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States $8,206 $2,775 33.8 $8,290 $2,764 33.3 $1,813 21.9 $810 9.8 $141 1.7
Alabama 7,373 2,762 37.5 7,368 2,784 37.8 1,197 16.2 1,034 14.0 167 2.3
Alaska 17,831 4,500 25.2 17,698 4,672 26.4 3,404 19.2 1,113 6.3 155 0.9
Arizona 6,693 2,095 31.3 6,585 2,065 31.4 1,244 18.9 707 10.7 114 1.7
Arkansas 6,699 2,716 40.5 7,074 2,875 40.6 1,825 25.8 785 11.1 227 3.2
California 9,107 2,747 30.2 9,383 2,712 28.9 1,684 17.9 900 9.6 128 1.4
                         
Colorado 7,950 2,611 32.8 8,069 2,580 32.0 1,600 19.8 884 11.0 96 1.2
Connecticut 8,923 3,151 35.3 9,318 3,292 35.3 2,384 25.6 736 7.9 173 1.9
Delaware 9,309 3,330 35.8 9,465 3,455 36.5 1,911 20.2 1,179 12.5 365 3.9
District of Columbia 17,822 3,934 22.1 16,805 3,790 22.6 3,519 20.9 271 1.6 0 0.0
Florida 7,283 2,034 27.9 7,240 2,030 28.0 1,380 19.1 502 6.9 148 2.0
                         
Georgia 6,599 2,570 38.9 6,524 2,530 38.8 1,720 26.4 587 9.0 223 3.4
Hawaii 8,949 2,387 26.7 8,878 2,433 27.4 1,410 15.9 954 10.7 69 0.8
Idaho 6,566 2,100 32.0 6,617 1,975 29.9 1,198 18.1 682 10.3 95 1.4
Illinois 8,056 2,695 33.5 8,105 2,694 33.2 1,906 23.5 675 8.3 113 1.4
Indiana 6,948 2,550 36.7 7,034 2,497 35.5 1,494 21.2 847 12.0 155 2.2
                         
Iowa 8,382 3,042 36.3 8,640 3,147 36.4 1,878 21.7 1,134 13.1 135 1.6
Kansas 7,989 2,989 37.4 7,999 2,914 36.4 1,831 22.9 991 12.4 92 1.1
Kentucky 7,322 2,587 35.3 7,399 2,624 35.5 1,546 20.9 864 11.7 214 2.9
Louisiana 9,446 2,651 28.1 9,361 2,649 28.3 1,787 19.1 686 7.3 176 1.9
Maine 8,372 2,577 30.8 8,548 2,604 30.5 1,840 21.5 598 7.0 166 1.9
                         
Maryland 8,591 3,140 36.6 8,552 3,133 36.6 2,064 24.1 953 11.1 116 1.4
Massachusetts 9,067 2,753 30.4 9,343 2,848 30.5 1,976 21.2 708 7.6 163 1.7
Michigan 7,464 2,944 39.4 7,463 2,906 38.9 1,773 23.8 1,035 13.9 98 1.3
Minnesota 8,843 2,887 32.6 8,839 2,879 32.6 1,868 21.1 824 9.3 187 2.1
Mississippi 7,965 2,529 31.7 8,001 2,434 30.4 1,435 17.9 869 10.9 130 1.6
                         
Missouri 6,983 2,365 33.9 6,901 2,287 33.1 1,568 22.7 602 8.7 117 1.7
Montana 8,125 2,612 32.1 8,127 2,601 32.0 1,624 20.0 799 9.8 178 2.2
Nebraska 7,953 3,128 39.3 7,882 3,094 39.3 1,943 24.7 1,009 12.8 142 1.8
Nevada 6,994 2,054 29.4 6,865 2,048 29.8 1,473 21.5 471 6.9 103 1.5
New Hampshire 7,530 2,716 36.1 7,766 2,862 36.9 2,100 27.0 639 8.2 123 1.6
                         
New Jersey 9,401 3,610 38.4 9,246 3,463 37.5 2,656 28.7 646 7.0 161 1.7
New Mexico 9,430 3,162 33.5 9,336 3,255 34.9 1,949 20.9 1,149 12.3 157 1.7
New York 11,919 3,653 30.6 12,086 3,676 30.4 2,847 23.6 729 6.0 99 0.8
North Carolina 6,892 2,450 35.6 6,970 2,458 35.3 1,360 19.5 962 13.8 136 1.9
North Dakota 8,902 3,203 36.0 9,396 3,263 34.7 1,804 19.2 1,293 13.8 167 1.8
                         
Ohio 7,897 2,844 36.0 8,166 2,885 35.3 1,913 23.4 744 9.1 228 2.8
Oklahoma 7,081 2,720 38.4 6,794 2,477 36.5 1,452 21.4 886 13.0 139 2.1
Oregon 8,116 2,716 33.5 8,212 2,715 33.1 1,555 18.9 1,071 13.0 90 1.1
Pennsylvania 8,316 2,763 33.2 8,529 2,778 32.6 1,937 22.7 695 8.2 146 1.7
Rhode Island 8,586 2,876 33.5 8,780 2,900 33.0 2,094 23.9 586 6.7 220 2.5
                         
South Carolina 7,603 2,653 34.9 7,604 2,579 33.9 1,622 21.3 718 9.4 239 3.1
South Dakota 7,376 2,481 33.6 7,482 2,532 33.8 1,583 21.2 816 10.9 133 1.8
Tennessee 6,391 1,975 30.9 6,568 1,993 30.3 1,345 20.5 519 7.9 129 2.0
Texas 7,252 2,954 40.7 7,231 2,884 39.9 1,831 25.3 967 13.4 86 1.2
Utah 7,086 2,657 37.5 7,230 2,759 38.2 1,450 20.1 1,174 16.2 135 1.9
                         
Vermont 9,437 3,750 39.7 9,855 3,796 38.5 2,349 23.8 1,173 11.9 275 2.8
Virginia 7,386 2,781 37.6 7,523 2,751 36.6 1,763 23.4 873 11.6 114 1.5
Washington 8,419 2,722 32.3 8,459 2,750 32.5 1,672 19.8 868 10.3 211 2.5
West Virginia 7,399 2,838 38.4 7,797 3,016 38.7 1,787 22.9 855 11.0 375 4.8
Wisconsin 8,095 2,952 36.5 8,354 3,038 36.4 1,902 22.8 1,028 12.3 108 1.3
Wyoming 13,521 4,369 32.3 13,301 4,393 33.0 2,888 21.7 1,206 9.1 299 2.2
1 Includes state and local government expenditures for education services, social services and income maintenance, transportation, public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other general expenditures.
2 Includes assistance and subsidies to individuals, private elementary and secondary schools, and private colleges and universities, as well as miscellaneous education expenditures. Does not include expenditures for public libraries.
NOTE: Per capita amounts for 2010-11 are based on population estimates for July 2011. Per capita amounts for 2009-10 are based on the latest population estimates for July 2010 and have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Governmental Finances, retrieved October 25, 2013, from http://www.census.gov/govs/local/; and GCT-T1 Population Estimates, retrieved October 26, 2013, from http://www.census.gov/popest/data/national/totals/2011/index.html. (This table was prepared October 2013).

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