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Table 2

Total State Expenditure (millions of 1997 dollars), 1990­97

Increase,

State

1990­97

Rank

1997

Rank

1990

Rank

U.S. Total

27.2%

---

$893,827

---

$702,591

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Oregon

58.8%

1

$12,388

27

$7,803

29

Texa s

52.9%

2

$48,887

3

$31,974

3

Mississippi

51.5%

3

$9,006

31

$5,943

31

Arkansas

48.1%

4

$7,685

32

$5,188

34

Georgia

46.5%

5

$21,975

13

$15,004

14

Idaho

46.1%

6

$3,674

43

$2,515

44

Utah

43.9%

7

$6,818

36

$4,738

37

Nevada

42.6%

8

$5,130

39

$3,598

41

Florida

40.4%

9

$37,464

5

$26,687

8

Missouri

39.1%

10

$14,230

21

$10,229

22

Tennessee

38.4%

11

$14,284

20

$10,323

21

West Virginia

38.1%

12

$7,145

34

$5,174

35

North Carolina

37.9%

13

$22,864

11

$16,576

12

New Mexico

37.7%

14

$7,059

35

$5,125

36

New Hampshire

37.2%

15

$3,324

45

$2,423

46

Colorado

35.8%

16

$10,861

28

$7,998

28

Kentucky

35.6%

17

$12,949

23

$9,548

26

Nebraska

35.5%

18

$4,802

40

$3,544

42

Washington

33.2%

19

$22,207

12

$16,667

11

Minnesota

32.2%

20

$18,443

15

$13,950

16

South Carolina

32.2%

21

$12,847

25

$9,717

25

Pennsylvania

30.4%

22

$39,296

4

$30,136

5

Delaware

30.2%

23

$3,404

44

$2,614

43

Illinois

30.2%

24

$35,302

8

$27,115

7

Alabama

30.0%

25

$12,945

24

$9,961

24

Montana

29.9%

26

$3,204

46

$2,466

45

Wisconsin

29.8%

27

$18,200

16

$14,025

15

Kansas

29.7%

28

$7,496

33

$5,780

32

Hawaii

29.4%

29

$6,093

37

$4,708

38

Indiana

28.0%

30

$16,370

17

$12,794

18

Michigan

27.2%

31

$36,092

7

$28,376

6

South Dakota

25.4%

32

$2,070

50

$1,651

50

Virginia

24.3%

33

$19,287

14

$15,518

13

Louisiana

23.4%

34

$14,286

19

$11,572

20

Arizona

22.3%

35

$12,419

26

$10,154

23

California

21.4%

36

$117,643

1

$96,888

1

Ohio

20.7%

37

$37,407

6

$31,004

4

Iowa

20.5%

38

$9,348

30

$7,760

30

Oklahoma

19.9%

39

$9,593

29

$8,004

27

Maine

18.8%

40

$4,441

41

$3,740

39

Maryland

16.7%

41

$16,200

18

$13,877

17

New York

14.6%

42

$83,243

2

$72,652

2

Connecticut

13.8%

43

$13,826

22

$12,145

19

North Dakota

12.5%

44

$2,426

47

$2,156

47

Massachusetts

12.0%

45

$25,791

10

$23,017

10

New Jersey

11.7%

46

$29,430

9

$26,356

9

Vermont

10.4%

47

$2,123

49

$1,923

49

Rhode Island

8.1%

48

$4,002

42

$3,703

40

Wyoming

5.5%

49

$2,127

48

$2,016

48

Alaska

-0.6%

50

$5,722

38

$5,759

33

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