Legislative Budget by State
FY 2005, in millions
New York ranks third of all states
|
State
|
Rank
|
Legislative Budget
|
|
California
|
1
|
$296.4
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2
|
$286.0
|
|
New York
|
3
|
$206.5
|
|
Florida
|
4
|
$161.6
|
|
Texas
|
5
|
$121.3
|
|
Michigan
|
6
|
$96.8
|
|
Illinois
|
7
|
$74.4
|
|
New Jersey
|
8
|
$72.6
|
|
Washington
|
9
|
$70.1
|
|
Maryland
|
10
|
$57.2
|
|
Connecticut
|
11
|
$55.5
|
|
Massachusetts
|
12
|
$53.6
|
|
Wisconsin
|
13
|
$52.9
|
|
Minnesota
|
14
|
$50.9
|
|
South Carolina
|
15
|
$49.2
|
|
North Carolina
|
16
|
$46.8
|
|
Arkansas
|
17
|
$43.8
|
|
Ohio
|
18
|
$42.3
|
|
Louisiana
|
19
|
$40.6
|
|
Kentucky
|
20
|
$37.9
|
|
Nevada
|
21
|
$36.0
|
|
Oklahoma
|
22
|
$34.2
|
|
Virginia
|
23
|
$34.1
|
|
Indiana
|
24
|
$31.6
|
|
Alaska
|
25
|
$31.6
|
|
Missouri
|
26
|
$29.9
|
|
Oregon
|
27
|
$29.2
|
|
Georgia
|
28
|
$29.2
|
|
Tennessee
|
29
|
$29.1
|
|
Alabama
|
30
|
$26.7
|
|
Iowa
|
31
|
$26.4
|
|
West Virginia
|
32
|
$26.3
|
|
Rhode Island
|
33
|
$25.7
|
|
Maine
|
34
|
$23.9
|
|
Arizona
|
35
|
$23.9
|
|
New Mexico
|
36
|
$21.6
|
|
Hawaii
|
37
|
$21.4
|
|
Colorado
|
38
|
$21.1
|
|
Mississippi
|
39
|
$20.0
|
|
Kansas
|
40
|
$15.8
|
|
Montana
|
41
|
$14.6
|
|
Nebraska
|
42
|
$14.0
|
|
New Hampshire
|
43
|
$11.5
|
|
Delaware
|
44
|
$10.7
|
|
Idaho
|
45
|
$10.5
|
|
Utah
|
46
|
$10.1
|
|
North Dakota
|
47
|
$9.3
|
|
Vermont
|
48
|
$8.0
|
|
Wyoming
|
49
|
$6.3
|
|
South Dakota
|
50
|
$4.3
|
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