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Government benefits per person by state
Current transfer receipts of individuals from governments per resident in 2025: all government transfers, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, with government transfers as a share of total personal income and the change in transfers per person since 2019 (before the pandemic; current dollars, not adjusted for inflation). Per-person values are derived by Quadranac by dividing BEA's transfer receipts (published in thousands of dollars, by state of residence of the recipient) by BEA's mid-year population estimate for the same year. Amounts are current dollars and BEA's state estimates for the latest year are preliminary and revised annually.
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| United States | 14,016 | 4,593 | 3,510 | 2,996 | 18.2 | 51 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 14,193 | 5,116 | 3,847 | 1,614 | 23.8 | 45.1 |
| Alaska | 15,187 | 3,684 | 2,471 | 4,380 | 18.9 | 42.8 |
| Arizona | 14,044 | 4,810 | 3,355 | 2,933 | 20.5 | 49.1 |
| Arkansas | 14,249 | 5,022 | 3,697 | 2,758 | 23.1 | 37 |
| California | 14,930 | 3,833 | 3,428 | 4,314 | 16.4 | 60.6 |
| Colorado | 12,002 | 4,037 | 2,717 | 2,707 | 13.9 | 56 |
| Connecticut | 14,197 | 5,194 | 3,838 | 3,068 | 13.9 | 45.3 |
| Delaware | 16,008 | 6,043 | 4,125 | 3,124 | 23.3 | 45 |
| District of Columbia | 14,546 | 2,874 | 2,706 | 6,407 | 12.1 | 46.1 |
| Florida | 14,789 | 5,106 | 4,314 | 1,660 | 18.9 | 49.1 |
| Georgia | 12,131 | 4,071 | 3,116 | 1,553 | 18.6 | 52.1 |
| Hawaii | 13,417 | 4,970 | 3,124 | 2,183 | 17.4 | 57.5 |
| Idaho | 11,868 | 4,646 | 2,921 | 1,987 | 18.5 | 46.1 |
| Illinois | 13,350 | 4,442 | 3,368 | 2,907 | 16.9 | 56.9 |
| Indiana | 13,424 | 4,933 | 3,570 | 2,773 | 20.2 | 46.6 |
| Iowa | 13,105 | 5,078 | 3,424 | 2,514 | 19.5 | 45.9 |
| Kansas | 12,874 | 4,842 | 3,360 | 2,228 | 18.6 | 55.6 |
| Kentucky | 15,960 | 4,917 | 3,764 | 4,618 | 26.2 | 55.1 |
| Louisiana | 15,577 | 4,508 | 3,939 | 4,008 | 24.3 | 53.9 |
| Maine | 16,448 | 5,940 | 4,150 | 3,581 | 22.9 | 50 |
| Maryland | 13,255 | 4,426 | 3,373 | 3,064 | 16.1 | 53.1 |
| Massachusetts | 14,955 | 4,657 | 3,795 | 3,696 | 15.2 | 48.2 |
| Michigan | 14,589 | 5,561 | 3,881 | 2,758 | 21.7 | 46.7 |
| Minnesota | 13,846 | 4,872 | 3,201 | 3,632 | 17.7 | 52.2 |
| Mississippi | 15,038 | 5,005 | 4,004 | 2,606 | 27.6 | 47.9 |
| Missouri | 14,148 | 5,015 | 3,794 | 2,754 | 20.3 | 50.4 |
| Montana | 13,663 | 5,186 | 3,240 | 2,265 | 19 | 42.3 |
| Nebraska | 12,792 | 4,430 | 3,250 | 2,500 | 16.8 | 55.2 |
| Nevada | 12,762 | 4,264 | 3,385 | 2,190 | 17.3 | 50.2 |
| New Hampshire | 13,897 | 6,191 | 3,664 | 2,174 | 15.8 | 51.3 |
| New Jersey | 13,521 | 4,687 | 3,502 | 2,629 | 15.1 | 46.7 |
| New Mexico | 16,412 | 4,899 | 3,225 | 5,009 | 26.4 | 62.5 |
| New York | 16,006 | 4,521 | 3,764 | 5,035 | 17.5 | 43.8 |
| North Carolina | 14,701 | 4,834 | 3,486 | 3,182 | 21.5 | 58.7 |
| North Dakota | 11,789 | 4,297 | 2,989 | 2,109 | 15.2 | 48.3 |
| Ohio | 14,309 | 4,850 | 3,857 | 3,118 | 21.2 | 50.7 |
| Oklahoma | 14,303 | 4,652 | 3,599 | 2,708 | 21.7 | 55.8 |
| Oregon | 15,738 | 5,189 | 3,399 | 4,423 | 21.5 | 58.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 15,897 | 5,483 | 4,062 | 3,854 | 21.1 | 47.1 |
| Rhode Island | 15,327 | 5,183 | 3,643 | 3,900 | 20.4 | 46.6 |
| South Carolina | 14,654 | 5,479 | 3,874 | 1,898 | 23.1 | 48 |
| South Dakota | 12,973 | 4,880 | 3,339 | 1,962 | 16.4 | 54.8 |
| Tennessee | 13,933 | 4,880 | 3,613 | 2,472 | 20.1 | 46.3 |
| Texas | 11,350 | 3,480 | 2,941 | 1,801 | 15.5 | 49.2 |
| Utah | 8,995 | 3,247 | 2,096 | 1,448 | 12.8 | 52.6 |
| Vermont | 15,549 | 6,047 | 3,415 | 3,524 | 20.5 | 48.6 |
| Virginia | 13,190 | 4,614 | 3,001 | 2,675 | 16.3 | 62.9 |
| Washington | 13,317 | 4,592 | 2,828 | 3,029 | 15 | 52 |
| West Virginia | 17,505 | 5,991 | 4,421 | 3,580 | 30.1 | 48.4 |
| Wisconsin | 13,487 | 5,450 | 3,551 | 2,228 | 18.9 | 49.1 |
| Wyoming | 13,273 | 5,296 | 3,322 | 1,341 | 14.6 | 53.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC35: Personal current transfer receipts
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC1: Personal income summary: personal income, population, per capita personal income. Reference period: 2025.
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Government benefits per person by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Data, SAINC35 Personal current transfer receipts and SAINC1 Personal income, population, per capita personal income (annual, by state). Retrieved 2026-11-11 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-government-transfers/