Table 106.50.

Direct general expenditures of state and local governments per capita for all functions and for education, by level of education and state: 2016-17 and 2017-18

State	Direct general expenditures, 2016-17			Direct general expenditures, 2017-18
	Total amount per capita1	For education		Total amount per capita1	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
	Amounts in current dollars
United States	$9,455	$3,117	33.0	$9,801	$3,203	32.7	$2,106	21.5	$924	9.4	$173	1.8
Alabama	8,518	2,886	33.9	8,718	3,006	34.5	1,633	18.7	1,128	12.9	245	2.8
Alaska	17,192	4,433	25.8	19,699	4,363	22.1	3,120	15.8	1,089	5.5	153	0.8
Arizona	6,852	2,145	31.3	6,983	2,204	31.6	1,191	17.1	890	12.7	123	1.8
Arkansas	8,233	2,769	33.6	8,146	2,884	35.4	1,753	21.5	944	11.6	187	2.3
California	11,569	3,405	29.4	12,484	3,574	28.6	2,297	18.4	1,103	8.8	174	1.4
Colorado	8,975	3,102	34.6	9,465	3,287	34.7	1,934	20.4	1,163	12.3	190	2.0
Connecticut	9,492	3,773	39.7	9,637	3,803	39.5	2,729	28.3	891	9.2	183	1.9
Delaware	11,207	4,164	37.2	11,173	4,040	36.2	2,154	19.3	1,375	12.3	511	4.6
District of Columbia	19,634	4,183	21.3	20,418	4,336	21.2	4,142	20.3	193	0.9	0	0.0
Florida	7,343	2,041	27.8	7,692	2,109	27.4	1,377	17.9	541	7.0	191	2.5
Georgia	6,899	2,696	39.1	7,103	2,806	39.5	1,973	27.8	602	8.5	230	3.2
Hawaii	9,860	2,394	24.3	10,508	2,575	24.5	1,594	15.2	889	8.5	92	0.9
Idaho	6,768	2,074	30.7	7,175	2,195	30.6	1,343	18.7	710	9.9	142	2.0
Illinois	9,160	2,958	32.3	9,667	3,043	31.5	2,146	22.2	744	7.7	153	1.6
Indiana	8,035	2,677	33.3	8,161	2,742	33.6	1,554	19.0	1,001	12.3	187	2.3
Iowa	9,851	3,512	35.6	10,239	3,549	34.7	2,173	21.2	1,210	11.8	166	1.6
Kansas	9,261	3,373	36.4	9,248	3,421	37.0	2,156	23.3	1,163	12.6	102	1.1
Kentucky	8,856	2,892	32.7	8,981	2,900	32.3	1,669	18.6	979	10.9	252	2.8
Louisiana	9,172	2,644	28.8	9,319	2,619	28.1	1,714	18.4	716	7.7	188	2.0
Maine	8,724	2,659	30.5	8,944	2,761	30.9	2,008	22.4	599	6.7	154	1.7
Maryland	10,002	3,457	34.6	10,261	3,531	34.4	2,332	22.7	1,059	10.3	140	1.4
Massachusetts	11,307	3,376	29.9	11,635	3,402	29.2	2,410	20.7	788	6.8	204	1.8
Michigan	8,509	3,082	36.2	8,847	3,239	36.6	1,825	20.6	1,248	14.1	166	1.9
Minnesota	10,569	3,542	33.5	11,093	3,577	32.2	2,390	21.5	998	9.0	189	1.7
Mississippi	8,767	2,737	31.2	8,768	2,727	31.1	1,549	17.7	997	11.4	181	2.1
Missouri	7,715	2,510	32.5	7,918	2,523	31.9	1,749	22.1	625	7.9	149	1.9
Montana	8,955	2,795	31.2	9,097	2,912	32.0	1,893	20.8	922	10.1	97	1.1
Nebraska	9,179	3,823	41.7	9,299	3,789	40.7	2,435	26.2	1,214	13.1	139	1.5
Nevada	7,410	2,248	30.3	7,715	2,333	30.2	1,590	20.6	533	6.9	209	2.7
New Hampshire	8,240	3,084	37.4	8,359	3,127	37.4	2,276	27.2	659	7.9	192	2.3
New Jersey	10,470	4,148	39.6	10,513	4,243	40.4	3,114	29.6	853	8.1	275	2.6
New Mexico	10,233	3,257	31.8	10,429	3,239	31.1	1,706	16.4	1,350	12.9	184	1.8
New York	14,382	4,347	30.2	15,217	4,516	29.7	3,681	24.2	726	4.8	109	0.7
North Carolina	7,870	2,647	33.6	8,149	2,710	33.3	1,495	18.4	1,025	12.6	190	2.3
North Dakota	13,123	4,032	30.7	12,131	3,922	32.3	2,379	19.6	1,377	11.4	166	1.4
Ohio	9,241	3,065	33.2	9,370	3,129	33.4	2,132	22.8	863	9.2	133	1.4
Oklahoma	7,492	2,664	35.6	7,461	2,663	35.7	1,517	20.3	987	13.2	160	2.1
Oregon	10,824	3,290	30.4	11,337	3,465	30.6	1,969	17.4	1,178	10.4	318	2.8
Pennsylvania	10,103	3,394	33.6	10,140	3,446	34.0	2,398	23.6	823	8.1	226	2.2
Rhode Island	10,308	3,272	31.7	10,641	3,347	31.5	2,403	22.6	686	6.5	257	2.4
South Carolina	8,608	3,000	34.8	8,716	3,053	35.0	1,859	21.3	887	10.2	306	3.5
South Dakota	8,103	2,778	34.3	8,189	2,921	35.7	1,832	22.4	907	11.1	183	2.2
Tennessee	7,005	2,163	30.9	7,227	2,202	30.5	1,492	20.6	555	7.7	155	2.1
Texas	7,986	3,162	39.6	8,132	3,201	39.4	2,031	25.0	1,080	13.3	90	1.1
Utah	8,400	3,208	38.2	8,872	3,330	37.5	1,723	19.4	1,528	17.2	80	0.9
Vermont	11,775	4,548	38.6	12,294	4,899	39.9	2,991	24.3	1,385	11.3	523	4.3
Virginia	8,692	3,178	36.6	8,955	3,217	35.9	2,076	23.2	1,000	11.2	140	1.6
Washington	10,039	3,313	33.0	10,444	3,563	34.1	2,344	22.4	1,027	9.8	193	1.8
West Virginia	9,013	2,969	32.9	9,160	2,857	31.2	1,664	18.2	911	9.9	281	3.1
Wisconsin	9,291	3,152	33.9	9,434	3,309	35.1	2,099	22.3	1,044	11.1	166	1.8
Wyoming	15,404	5,296	34.4	15,055	4,766	31.7	2,987	19.8	1,423	9.5	355	2.4
	Amounts in constant 2019-20 dollars3
United States	$10,023	$3,304	33.0	$10,161	$3,320	32.7	2,183	21.5	958	9.4	179	1.8
Alabama	9,029	3,059	33.9	9,038	3,117	34.5	1,693	18.7	1,170	12.9	253	2.8
Alaska	18,224	4,699	25.8	20,422	4,523	22.1	3,235	15.8	1,129	5.5	159	0.8
Arizona	7,263	2,273	31.3	7,239	2,285	31.6	1,235	17.1	923	12.7	127	1.8
Arkansas	8,728	2,935	33.6	8,445	2,989	35.4	1,817	21.5	978	11.6	194	2.3
California	12,264	3,609	29.4	12,942	3,705	28.6	2,382	18.4	1,143	8.8	180	1.4
Colorado	9,514	3,288	34.6	9,812	3,407	34.7	2,005	20.4	1,206	12.3	197	2.0
Connecticut	10,062	3,999	39.7	9,990	3,943	39.5	2,829	28.3	924	9.2	190	1.9
Delaware	11,880	4,414	37.2	11,583	4,188	36.2	2,233	19.3	1,425	12.3	529	4.6
District of Columbia	20,814	4,434	21.3	21,167	4,495	21.2	4,294	20.3	201	0.9	0	0.0
Florida	7,784	2,164	27.8	7,975	2,186	27.4	1,427	17.9	561	7.0	198	2.5
Georgia	7,313	2,858	39.1	7,364	2,909	39.5	2,045	27.8	624	8.5	239	3.2
Hawaii	10,452	2,537	24.3	10,894	2,670	24.5	1,652	15.2	922	8.5	95	0.9
Idaho	7,174	2,199	30.7	7,438	2,276	30.6	1,393	18.7	736	9.9	147	2.0
Illinois	9,710	3,136	32.3	10,022	3,155	31.5	2,225	22.2	771	7.7	159	1.6
Indiana	8,517	2,837	33.3	8,460	2,843	33.6	1,611	19.0	1,038	12.3	194	2.3
Iowa	10,443	3,723	35.6	10,614	3,679	34.7	2,253	21.2	1,254	11.8	172	1.6
Kansas	9,817	3,575	36.4	9,587	3,546	37.0	2,235	23.3	1,206	12.6	105	1.1
Kentucky	9,388	3,066	32.7	9,310	3,006	32.3	1,731	18.6	1,014	10.9	261	2.8
Louisiana	9,723	2,803	28.8	9,661	2,715	28.1	1,777	18.4	743	7.7	195	2.0
Maine	9,248	2,819	30.5	9,272	2,862	30.9	2,081	22.4	621	6.7	160	1.7
Maryland	10,603	3,664	34.6	10,637	3,661	34.4	2,417	22.7	1,098	10.3	145	1.4
Massachusetts	11,986	3,579	29.9	12,062	3,527	29.2	2,499	20.7	817	6.8	212	1.8
Michigan	9,020	3,267	36.2	9,172	3,358	36.6	1,891	20.6	1,294	14.1	173	1.9
Minnesota	11,204	3,755	33.5	11,500	3,708	32.2	2,478	21.5	1,035	9.0	196	1.7
Mississippi	9,294	2,901	31.2	9,090	2,827	31.1	1,606	17.7	1,034	11.4	188	2.1
Missouri	8,178	2,661	32.5	8,209	2,616	31.9	1,813	22.1	648	7.9	154	1.9
Montana	9,493	2,963	31.2	9,431	3,019	32.0	1,963	20.8	956	10.1	100	1.1
Nebraska	9,730	4,053	41.7	9,640	3,928	40.7	2,525	26.2	1,258	13.1	144	1.5
Nevada	7,855	2,383	30.3	7,998	2,418	30.2	1,649	20.6	553	6.9	217	2.7
New Hampshire	8,734	3,269	37.4	8,666	3,242	37.4	2,359	27.2	683	7.9	199	2.3
New Jersey	11,099	4,397	39.6	10,898	4,398	40.4	3,228	29.6	885	8.1	286	2.6
New Mexico	10,847	3,453	31.8	10,812	3,358	31.1	1,768	16.4	1,399	12.9	191	1.8
New York	15,246	4,608	30.2	15,775	4,682	29.7	3,817	24.2	752	4.8	113	0.7
North Carolina	8,342	2,806	33.6	8,448	2,809	33.3	1,550	18.4	1,062	12.6	197	2.3
North Dakota	13,911	4,274	30.7	12,576	4,065	32.3	2,466	19.6	1,427	11.4	172	1.4
Ohio	9,796	3,249	33.2	9,714	3,243	33.4	2,210	22.8	895	9.2	138	1.4
Oklahoma	7,942	2,824	35.6	7,735	2,761	35.7	1,573	20.3	1,023	13.2	165	2.1
Oregon	11,474	3,487	30.4	11,752	3,593	30.6	2,042	17.4	1,221	10.4	330	2.8
Pennsylvania	10,709	3,597	33.6	10,512	3,573	34.0	2,486	23.6	853	8.1	234	2.2
Rhode Island	10,927	3,468	31.7	11,032	3,470	31.5	2,492	22.6	712	6.5	266	2.4
South Carolina	9,125	3,180	34.8	9,036	3,165	35.0	1,928	21.3	920	10.2	317	3.5
South Dakota	8,590	2,944	34.3	8,490	3,029	35.7	1,899	22.4	940	11.1	189	2.2
Tennessee	7,425	2,293	30.9	7,492	2,283	30.5	1,547	20.6	575	7.7	161	2.1
Texas	8,466	3,352	39.6	8,430	3,318	39.4	2,105	25.0	1,120	13.3	93	1.1
Utah	8,904	3,401	38.2	9,198	3,452	37.5	1,786	19.4	1,584	17.2	82	0.9
Vermont	12,482	4,821	38.6	12,745	5,079	39.9	3,101	24.3	1,436	11.3	543	4.3
Virginia	9,214	3,369	36.6	9,284	3,335	35.9	2,152	23.2	1,037	11.2	145	1.6
Washington	10,642	3,512	33.0	10,827	3,694	34.1	2,430	22.4	1,064	9.8	200	1.8
West Virginia	9,555	3,147	32.9	9,496	2,962	31.2	1,725	18.2	945	9.9	292	3.1
Wisconsin	9,849	3,341	33.9	9,780	3,430	35.1	2,176	22.3	1,082	11.1	172	1.8
Wyoming	16,329	5,614	34.4	15,608	4,940	31.7	3,097	19.8	1,475	9.5	368	2.4

1 Includes state and local government expenditures for education and public libraries, social services and income maintenance, transportation, public safety, environment and housing, governmental administration, interest on general debt, and other direct 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.

3 Constant dollars based on the Consumer Price Index, prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, adjusted to a school-year basis.

NOTE: Per capita amounts for 2017-18 are based on population estimates for July 2018. Per capita amounts for 2016-17 are based on the latest population estimates for July 2017 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 December 5, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gov-finances/data/datasets.html; and Population Estimates, retrieved June 15, 2020, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html#par_textimage_1574439295. (This table was prepared December 2020.)