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Alaska, Kentucky and W. Virginia get most in federal dollars: report

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With the tax filing deadline drawing near but some states receiving far more in federal aid than they pay in taxes, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for 2025's Most and Least Federally Dependent States, as well as expert commentary.

This report illustrates the extent to which states are independent economically. In order to identify which states most and least depend on federal support, WalletHub compared the 50 states across three key metrics: return on taxes paid to the federal government; federal funding as a share of state revenue; and share of federal jobs.

Most Federally Dependent Least Federally Dependent
1. Alaska 41. Iowa
2. Kentucky 42. Colorado
3. West Virginia 43. Illinois
4. Mississippi 44. Washington
5. South Carolina 45. Kansas
6. New Mexico 46. Utah
7. Louisiana 47. Massachusetts
8. Arizona 48. Delaware
9. Indiana 49. California
10. Alabama 50. New Jersey


Key Stats

  • With an average dependency rank of 21.48, Red States are altogether more reliant on federal funding than Blue States, which rank 32.05 on average. (The lower the rank, the more dependent the state is.)
  • There is a 68.10 percent correlation between a state's federal dependency and its per-capita GDP. That means the least wealthy states tend to receive the most federal support.
  • Illinois is the eighth least federally dependent state, which helps explain the fact that it has the highest tax rates in the nation. On the flip side, Alaska is the most federally dependent state and has the lowest tax rates.


To view the full report and your state's rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700

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