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: 2017-18 and 2018-19

State	Direct general expenditures, 2017-18			Direct general expenditures, 2018-19
	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	$9,805	$3,204	32.7	$10,164	$3,315	32.6	$2,187	21.5	$949	9.3	$180	1.8
Alabama	8,490	2,999	35.3	8,777	3,082	35.1	1,669	19.0	1,157	13.2	256	2.9
Alaska	19,732	4,362	22.1	17,645	4,343	24.6	3,207	18.2	1,020	5.8	117	0.7
Arizona	6,981	2,204	31.6	7,264	2,340	32.2	1,315	18.1	891	12.3	133	1.8
Arkansas	8,134	2,884	35.5	8,457	2,955	34.9	1,825	21.6	939	11.1	191	2.3
California	12,312	3,574	29.0	13,059	3,841	29.4	2,404	18.4	1,257	9.6	179	1.4
Colorado	9,486	3,287	34.6	9,641	3,287	34.1	2,020	20.9	1,051	10.9	216	2.2
Connecticut	9,642	3,803	39.4	10,033	3,927	39.1	2,847	28.4	895	8.9	186	1.8
Delaware	11,298	4,102	36.3	11,756	4,434	37.7	2,315	19.7	1,570	13.4	548	4.7
District of Columbia	20,418	4,336	21.2	21,140	4,411	20.9	4,203	19.9	209	1.0	0	0
Florida	7,695	2,109	27.4	8,033	2,198	27.4	1,421	17.7	563	7.0	214	2.7
Georgia	7,083	2,806	39.6	7,287	2,898	39.8	2,038	28.0	612	8.4	248	3.4
Hawaii	10,531	2,575	24.5	11,146	2,677	24.0	1,693	15.2	896	8.0	89	0.8
Idaho	7,225	2,199	30.4	7,615	2,254	29.6	1,399	18.4	703	9.2	152	2.0
Illinois	9,704	3,043	31.4	9,788	3,114	31.8	2,279	23.3	701	7.2	135	1.4
Indiana	8,355	2,770	33.2	8,842	2,880	32.6	1,724	19.5	969	11.0	187	2.1
Iowa	10,233	3,549	34.7	10,472	3,612	34.5	2,241	21.4	1,203	11.5	168	1.6
Kansas	9,338	3,424	36.7	9,669	3,548	36.7	2,291	23.7	1,150	11.9	108	1.1
Kentucky	8,844	2,897	32.8	8,915	2,860	32.1	1,716	19.2	886	9.9	258	2.9
Louisiana	9,351	2,619	28.0	9,546	2,737	28.7	1,733	18.2	804	8.4	200	2.1
Maine	8,965	2,761	30.8	9,181	2,829	30.8	2,061	22.4	601	6.5	167	1.8
Maryland	10,315	3,532	34.2	10,815	3,645	33.7	2,392	22.1	1,104	10.2	149	1.4
Massachusetts	11,651	3,401	29.2	11,954	3,424	28.6	2,456	20.5	748	6.3	220	1.8
Michigan	8,852	3,240	36.6	9,349	3,316	35.5	1,870	20.0	1,267	13.6	178	1.9
Minnesota	11,138	3,580	32.1	11,126	3,511	31.6	2,422	21.8	879	7.9	210	1.9
Mississippi	8,799	2,743	31.2	8,930	2,799	31.3	1,578	17.7	1,011	11.3	210	2.3
Missouri	7,865	2,516	32.0	8,167	2,621	32.1	1,808	22.1	660	8.1	154	1.9
Montana	9,165	2,912	31.8	9,131	2,779	30.4	1,771	19.4	903	9.9	106	1.2
Nebraska	9,292	3,789	40.8	9,407	3,809	40.5	2,418	25.7	1,248	13.3	143	1.5
Nevada	7,737	2,333	30.1	8,205	2,418	29.5	1,607	19.6	588	7.2	223	2.7
New Hampshire	8,423	3,127	37.1	8,610	3,196	37.1	2,358	27.4	634	7.4	205	2.4
New Jersey	10,405	4,217	40.5	10,606	4,269	40.2	3,204	30.2	836	7.9	229	2.2
New Mexico	10,476	3,266	31.2	10,805	3,427	31.7	1,815	16.8	1,431	13.2	181	1.7
New York	15,230	4,516	29.7	15,674	4,701	30.0	3,847	24.5	736	4.7	119	0.8
North Carolina	8,149	2,711	33.3	8,564	2,788	32.6	1,560	18.2	1,021	11.9	207	2.4
North Dakota	12,173	3,922	32.2	11,979	4,043	33.8	2,401	20.0	1,476	12.3	166	1.4
Ohio	9,347	3,128	33.5	9,642	3,201	33.2	2,235	23.2	820	8.5	146	1.5
Oklahoma	7,493	2,663	35.5	7,888	2,824	35.8	1,698	21.5	961	12.2	165	2.1
Oregon	11,367	3,465	30.5	12,062	3,735	31.0	2,161	17.9	1,239	10.3	335	2.8
Pennsylvania	10,176	3,473	34.1	10,740	3,639	33.9	2,490	23.2	926	8.6	222	2.1
Rhode Island	10,698	3,364	31.4	11,069	3,448	31.2	2,501	22.6	689	6.2	258	2.3
South Carolina	8,708	3,053	35.1	8,981	3,110	34.6	1,898	21.1	894	10.0	318	3.5
South Dakota	8,233	2,921	35.5	8,230	2,897	35.2	1,808	22.0	895	10.9	194	2.4
Tennessee	7,252	2,204	30.4	7,545	2,269	30.1	1,534	20.3	574	7.6	161	2.1
Texas	8,362	3,201	38.3	8,647	3,245	37.5	2,041	23.6	1,110	12.8	93	1.1
Utah	8,884	3,330	37.5	9,366	3,400	36.3	1,818	19.4	1,489	15.9	93	1.0
Vermont	12,040	4,763	39.6	12,552	5,261	41.9	3,490	27.8	1,363	10.9	408	3.3
Virginia	8,975	3,212	35.8	9,369	3,358	35.8	2,163	23.1	1,047	11.2	148	1.6
Washington	10,465	3,563	34.1	10,797	3,774	35.0	2,599	24.1	981	9.1	194	1.8
West Virginia	9,010	2,857	31.7	9,315	2,953	31.7	1,735	18.6	927	10.0	292	3.1
Wisconsin	9,410	3,308	35.2	9,614	3,405	35.4	2,110	21.9	1,118	11.6	177	1.8
Wyoming	15,332	4,764	31.1	15,142	4,849	32.0	2,962	19.6	1,401	9.3	486	3.2
	Amounts in constant 2020-21 dollars3
United States	$10,399	$3,398	32.7	$10,560	$3,445	32.6	$2,272	21.5	$986	9.3	$187	1.8
Alabama	9,004	3,181	35.3	9,119	3,202	35.1	1,734	19.0	1,202	13.2	266	2.9
Alaska	20,926	4,627	22.1	18,334	4,513	24.6	3,332	18.2	1,060	5.8	121	0.7
Arizona	7,404	2,337	31.6	7,547	2,431	32.2	1,367	18.1	926	12.3	138	1.8
Arkansas	8,626	3,058	35.5	8,787	3,070	34.9	1,896	21.6	976	11.1	198	2.3
California	13,058	3,790	29.0	13,569	3,990	29.4	2,498	18.4	1,306	9.6	186	1.4
Colorado	10,060	3,486	34.6	10,017	3,415	34.1	2,098	20.9	1,092	10.9	225	2.2
Connecticut	10,226	4,033	39.4	10,425	4,081	39.1	2,958	28.4	930	8.9	193	1.8
Delaware	11,983	4,350	36.3	12,215	4,607	37.7	2,406	19.7	1,631	13.4	570	4.7
District of Columbia	21,655	4,598	21.2	21,965	4,583	20.9	4,367	19.9	217	1.0	0	0
Florida	8,161	2,237	27.4	8,346	2,283	27.4	1,476	17.7	585	7.0	222	2.7
Georgia	7,512	2,975	39.6	7,572	3,011	39.8	2,117	28.0	636	8.4	258	3.4
Hawaii	11,168	2,731	24.5	11,581	2,781	24.0	1,759	15.2	931	8.0	92	0.8
Idaho	7,662	2,332	30.4	7,912	2,342	29.6	1,454	18.4	730	9.2	158	2.0
Illinois	10,291	3,227	31.4	10,170	3,236	31.8	2,368	23.3	728	7.2	140	1.4
Indiana	8,861	2,938	33.2	9,187	2,993	32.6	1,791	19.5	1,007	11.0	195	2.1
Iowa	10,853	3,764	34.7	10,881	3,753	34.5	2,329	21.4	1,250	11.5	175	1.6
Kansas	9,903	3,631	36.7	10,046	3,687	36.7	2,380	23.7	1,195	11.9	112	1.1
Kentucky	9,380	3,072	32.8	9,263	2,971	32.1	1,782	19.2	921	9.9	268	2.9
Louisiana	9,917	2,777	28.0	9,918	2,843	28.7	1,801	18.2	835	8.4	208	2.1
Maine	9,508	2,929	30.8	9,539	2,939	30.8	2,141	22.4	624	6.5	174	1.8
Maryland	10,940	3,746	34.2	11,237	3,787	33.7	2,486	22.1	1,147	10.2	154	1.4
Massachusetts	12,357	3,607	29.2	12,420	3,557	28.6	2,551	20.5	778	6.3	228	1.8
Michigan	9,388	3,436	36.6	9,714	3,445	35.5	1,943	20.0	1,317	13.6	185	1.9
Minnesota	11,813	3,797	32.1	11,560	3,648	31.6	2,517	21.8	914	7.9	218	1.9
Mississippi	9,332	2,909	31.2	9,278	2,908	31.3	1,639	17.7	1,050	11.3	218	2.3
Missouri	8,341	2,668	32.0	8,486	2,724	32.1	1,878	22.1	685	8.1	160	1.9
Montana	9,720	3,088	31.8	9,487	2,888	30.4	1,840	19.4	938	9.9	110	1.2
Nebraska	9,855	4,018	40.8	9,774	3,958	40.5	2,513	25.7	1,296	13.3	149	1.5
Nevada	8,206	2,474	30.1	8,525	2,512	29.5	1,670	19.6	611	7.2	231	2.7
New Hampshire	8,933	3,317	37.1	8,946	3,321	37.1	2,450	27.4	658	7.4	213	2.4
New Jersey	11,035	4,473	40.5	11,020	4,435	40.2	3,329	30.2	869	7.9	238	2.2
New Mexico	11,111	3,464	31.2	11,227	3,561	31.7	1,885	16.8	1,487	13.2	188	1.7
New York	16,152	4,790	29.7	16,286	4,885	30.0	3,997	24.5	765	4.7	123	0.8
North Carolina	8,642	2,875	33.3	8,898	2,897	32.6	1,621	18.2	1,061	11.9	215	2.4
North Dakota	12,910	4,159	32.2	12,446	4,201	33.8	2,494	20.0	1,534	12.3	172	1.4
Ohio	9,913	3,318	33.5	10,018	3,326	33.2	2,322	23.2	852	8.5	152	1.5
Oklahoma	7,946	2,825	35.5	8,196	2,934	35.8	1,764	21.5	999	12.2	171	2.1
Oregon	12,055	3,675	30.5	12,533	3,881	31.0	2,246	17.9	1,287	10.3	348	2.8
Pennsylvania	10,792	3,683	34.1	11,159	3,781	33.9	2,587	23.2	963	8.6	231	2.1
Rhode Island	11,346	3,568	31.4	11,501	3,583	31.2	2,598	22.6	716	6.2	268	2.3
South Carolina	9,235	3,238	35.1	9,332	3,232	34.6	1,972	21.1	929	10.0	331	3.5
South Dakota	8,732	3,098	35.5	8,552	3,010	35.2	1,879	22.0	930	10.9	201	2.4
Tennessee	7,691	2,337	30.4	7,839	2,358	30.1	1,594	20.3	597	7.6	167	2.1
Texas	8,868	3,394	38.3	8,985	3,371	37.5	2,121	23.6	1,153	12.8	97	1.1
Utah	9,421	3,532	37.5	9,731	3,533	36.3	1,889	19.4	1,547	15.9	96	1.0
Vermont	12,769	5,051	39.6	13,042	5,467	41.9	3,627	27.8	1,416	10.9	424	3.3
Virginia	9,518	3,406	35.8	9,734	3,490	35.8	2,247	23.1	1,088	11.2	154	1.6
Washington	11,099	3,779	34.1	11,218	3,921	35.0	2,700	24.1	1,019	9.1	202	1.8
West Virginia	9,556	3,030	31.7	9,678	3,068	31.7	1,802	18.6	963	10.0	303	3.1
Wisconsin	9,980	3,509	35.2	9,990	3,538	35.4	2,193	21.9	1,162	11.6	184	1.8
Wyoming	16,260	5,052	31.1	15,733	5,038	32.0	3,077	19.6	1,455	9.3	505	3.2

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 2018-19 are based on population estimates for July 2019. Per capita amounts for 2017-18 are based on the latest population estimates for July 2018 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 September 3, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/gov-finances/data/datasets.html; and Population Estimates, retrieved September 3, 2021, from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2010s-state-total.html#par_textimage_1574439295. (This table was prepared October 2021.)