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Health and hospitals share of state spending: U.S. states ranked

Measure: Health and hospitals share of state spending (%, derived). All 50 states with data in State government spending per person and by function by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: FY2023.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-11-09

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National value: 7.9 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

RI 5.6 %
DE 5.4 %
CT 11.1 %
NJ 6.1 %
MD 6.9 %
MA 4.9 %
VT 5.8 %
NH 3.3 %

Lowest: 1.6 to 3.5 %
Group 2: 3.5 to 5.7 %
Group 3: 5.7 to 7.7 %
Group 4: 7.7 to 11.4 %
Highest: 11.4 to 15.9 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: State governments only; states differ in which services they fund directly and which are left to local governments. The District of Columbia is not covered.


1	Kansas	15.9
2	Washington	15.1
3	Missouri	14.8
4	Alabama	14.5
5	New Mexico	13.5
6	Iowa	13.3
7	Utah	12.7
8	South Carolina	12.4
9	Michigan	11.6
10	Oregon	11.4
10	Virginia	11.4
12	Connecticut	11.1
13	Pennsylvania	10.1
14	Mississippi	10
15	Kentucky	9.8
16	Ohio	9.5
17	New York	8.6
18	Texas	8.5
19	Wisconsin	8.4
20	Colorado	7.7
21	Florida	7.3
22	California	7.2
23	Arkansas	7.1
23	North Carolina	7.1
25	Hawaii	6.9
25	Maryland	6.9
27	Wyoming	6.2
28	New Jersey	6.1
29	Vermont	5.8
30	Georgia	5.7
31	Rhode Island	5.6
31	Tennessee	5.6
33	Delaware	5.4
34	Oklahoma	5.3
35	Massachusetts	4.9
36	Nebraska	4.5
37	Montana	4.2
38	West Virginia	4
39	Nevada	3.6
40	North Dakota	3.5
41	New Hampshire	3.3
42	Alaska	3.1
42	Maine	3.1
44	Louisiana	2.9
44	South Dakota	2.9
46	Illinois	2.7
47	Minnesota	2.6
48	Idaho	2
49	Indiana	1.9
50	Arizona	1.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: FY2023.

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U.S. states ranked by health and hospitals share of state spending (%, derived) (FY2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-health-and-hospitals-share-of-state-spending/

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