States Receiving Federal Aid. By the Numbers.

  • #28 Texas where federal aid represents 31.8% (as a percentage of state GR)
  • #1 Mississippi 40.9%
  • #2 Louisiana 40.1%
  • #3 Tennessee 39.9%
  • #4 Montana 39.1%
  • #5 Kentucky 38.5%
  • #46 Hawaii 24.8%
  • #47 Nevada 24.8%
  • #48 Connecticut 24.6%
  • #49 Virginia 22.8%
  • #50 North Dakota 16.8%
  • #43 California 26%
  • #22 Florida 33.2%

What’s 60% of this federal aid? Social Security & Medicare

Tax Foundation | Which States Rely the Most on Federal Aid?