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State and Local Government Health and Hospital Spending ( 2022 )
Rank
Total Per Capita
Total ( millions )
Total % of Personal Income
Rank
1 Wyoming
$ 3,588
$ 2,087
4.7 %
1
2 South Carolina
$ 2,223
$ 11,744
4.1 %
3
3 New Mexico
$ 2,221
$ 4,693
4.2 %
2
4 Alabama
$ 2,094
$ 10,627
4.1 %
4
5 Washington
$ 2,007
$ 15,623
2.7 %
9
6 California
$ 1,970
$ 76,926
2.6 %
11
7 Kansas
$ 1,949
$ 5,725
3.1 %
7
8 Iowa
$ 1,932
$ 6,182
3.1 %
6
9 Mississippi
$ 1,799
$ 5,288
3.8 %
5
10 North Carolina
$ 1,789
$ 19,133
3.0 %
8
11 Oregon
$ 1,648
$ 6,986
2.6 %
10
12 New York
$ 1,556
$ 30,607
2.0 %
16
13 Alaska
$ 1,547
$ 1,134
2.2 %
14
14 Utah
$ 1,487
$ 5,028
2.4 %
12
15 Missouri
$ 1,416
$ 8,745
2.4 %
13
16 Texas
$ 1,269
$ 38,099
2.0 %
15
17 Michigan
$ 1,154
$ 11,578
2.0 %
17
18 Virginia
$ 1,145
$ 9,939
1.6 %
24
19 Indiana
$ 1,061
$ 7,250
1.8 %
19
20 Florida
$ 1,033
$ 22,977
1.6 %
25
21 Pennsylvania
$ 1,025
$ 13,300
1.6 %
26
22 Kentucky
$ 1,024
$ 4,620
1.9 %
18
23 Georgia
$ 1,010
$ 11,019
1.8 %
20
24 Tennessee
$ 994
$ 7,008
1.7 %
22
25 Colorado
$ 977
$ 5,709
1.3 %
32
26 Ohio
$ 971
$ 11,414
1.7 %
23
27 Louisiana
$ 952
$ 4,367
1.7 %
21
28 Wisconsin
$ 945
$ 5,569
1.5 %
27
29 Connecticut
$ 906
$ 3,268
1.1 %
40
30 Hawaii
$ 881
$ 1,268
1.4 %
29
31 Minnesota
$ 819
$ 4,683
1.2 %
36
32 Vermont
$ 817
$ 529
1.3 %
31
33 Idaho
$ 812
$ 1,574
1.4 %
28
34 Oklahoma
$ 794
$ 3,191
1.4 %
30
35 Rhode Island
$ 782
$ 856
1.2 %
33
36 Illinois
$ 754
$ 9,488
1.1 %
37
37 Delaware
$ 701
$ 715
1.1 %
38
38 Nevada
$ 674
$ 2,142
1.1 %
39
39 Nebraska
$ 669
$ 1,317
1.0 %
41
40 Arkansas
$ 664
$ 2,021
1.2 %
34
41 Massachusetts
$ 629
$ 4,390
0.7 %
46
42 New Jersey
$ 627
$ 5,805
0.8 %
44
43 Maryland
$ 609
$ 3,752
0.9 %
43
44 Montana
$ 605
$ 679
1.0 %
42
45 West Virginia
$ 596
$ 1,058
1.2 %
35
46 North Dakota
$ 556
$ 433
0.8 %
45
47 Maine
$ 382
$ 531
0.6 %
47
48 South Dakota
$ 348
$ 317
0.5 %
49
49 Arizona
$ 337
$ 2,481
0.6 %
48
50 New Hampshire
$ 249
$ 349
0.3 %
50
Dist . of Columbia
$ 1,910
$ 1,281
1.9 %
United States
$ 1,247
$ 415,503
1.9 %
TABLE 53
Source : U . S . Census Bureau
For 2022 Washington ’ s state and local government spending on healthcare and hospitals ranked 5th on a per capita basis and 9th as a share of personal income .