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State and Local Government Health and Hospital Spending ( 2021 )
Rank
Total Per Capita
Total ( millions )
Total % of Personal Income
Rank
1 Wyoming
$ 3,404
$ 1,972
5.2 %
1
2 South Carolina
$ 1,915
$ 9,946
3.9 %
2
3 Alabama
$ 1,813
$ 9,158
3.9 %
3
4 Kansas
$ 1,768
$ 5,195
3.2 %
7
5 North Carolina
$ 1,748
$ 18,466
3.4 %
5
6 California
$ 1,742
$ 68,177
2.4 %
12
7 Washington
$ 1,703
$ 13,185
2.5 %
11
8 Iowa
$ 1,687
$ 5,395
3.2 %
6
9 Mississippi
$ 1,639
$ 4,835
3.8 %
4
10 Alaska
$ 1,504
$ 1,104
2.4 %
13
11 New York
$ 1,445
$ 28,703
2.0 %
19
12 Missouri
$ 1,341
$ 8,274
2.6 %
9
13 Utah
$ 1,335
$ 4,457
2.6 %
8
14 Oregon
$ 1,293
$ 5,506
2.3 %
15
15 Texas
$ 1,272
$ 37,590
2.3 %
14
16 New Mexico
$ 1,169
$ 2,475
2.5 %
10
17 Indiana
$ 1,108
$ 7,550
2.1 %
16
18 Michigan
$ 1,096
$ 11,001
2.0 %
17
19 Tennessee
$ 962
$ 6,704
1.9 %
20
20 Kentucky
$ 953
$ 4,296
2.0 %
18
21 Virginia
$ 951
$ 8,234
1.5 %
28
22 Florida
$ 945
$ 20,628
1.7 %
23
23 Ohio
$ 940
$ 11,055
1.8 %
21
24 Pennsylvania
$ 940
$ 12,225
1.6 %
27
25 Hawaii
$ 891
$ 1,290
1.6 %
26
26 Louisiana
$ 890
$ 4,118
1.7 %
22
27 Colorado
$ 880
$ 5,116
1.4 %
32
28 Connecticut
$ 818
$ 2,965
1.0 %
40
29 Georgia
$ 816
$ 8,807
1.6 %
25
30 Wisconsin
$ 808
$ 4,752
1.4 %
29
31 Rhode Island
$ 805
$ 883
1.3 %
33
32 Oklahoma
$ 796
$ 3,178
1.6 %
24
33 Vermont
$ 739
$ 478
1.3 %
34
34 Minnesota
$ 718
$ 4,100
1.2 %
38
35 Idaho
$ 685
$ 1,305
1.4 %
30
36 Arkansas
$ 663
$ 2,008
1.4 %
31
37 Delaware
$ 662
$ 665
1.2 %
35
38 Nevada
$ 643
$ 2,023
1.2 %
37
39 Illinois
$ 627
$ 7,951
1.0 %
42
40 Nebraska
$ 606
$ 1,189
1.1 %
39
41 Massachusetts
$ 587
$ 4,104
0.7 %
46
42 North Dakota
$ 584
$ 455
1.0 %
43
43 New Jersey
$ 573
$ 5,308
0.8 %
45
44 Maryland
$ 571
$ 3,527
0.9 %
44
45 Montana
$ 551
$ 610
1.0 %
41
46 West Virginia
$ 532
$ 949
1.2 %
36
47 South Dakota
$ 364
$ 326
0.6 %
49
48 Maine
$ 358
$ 493
0.7 %
48
49 Arizona
$ 343
$ 2,492
0.7 %
47
50 New Hampshire
$ 211
$ 293
0.3 %
50
Dist . of Columbia
$ 2,449
$ 1,638
2.6 %
United States
$ 1,136
$ 377,151
1.9 %
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Source : U . S . Census Bureau
For 2021 Washington ’ s state and local government spending on healthcare and hospitals ranked 7th on a per capita basis and 11th as a share of personal income .