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Average State Legislature Spending Per Member
New York ranks fourth of all states in spending per member
By state, FY 2005
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State
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Rank
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Average Spending
Per Member
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US
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-
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$347,667
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California
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1
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$2,469,708
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Pennsylvania
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2
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$1,130,517
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Florida
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3
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$1,010,250
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New York
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4
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$973,900
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Texas
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5
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$669,895
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Michigan
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6
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$653,750
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New Jersey
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7
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$604,791
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Nevada
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8
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$572,015
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Alaska
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9
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$525,866
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Washington
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10
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$476,904
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Illinois
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11
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$420,508
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Wisconsin
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12
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$400,878
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Oregon
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13
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$324,755
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Arkansas
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14
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$324,303
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Ohio
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15
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$320,795
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Maryland
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16
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$304,180
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Connecticut
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17
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$296,850
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South Carolina
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18
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$289,464
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Nebraska
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19
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$285,897
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Louisiana
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20
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$281,847
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Hawaii
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21
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$281,263
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North Carolina
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22
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$275,382
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Kentucky
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23
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$274,311
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Massachusetts
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24
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$267,785
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Arizona
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25
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$265,100
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Minnesota
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26
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$253,213
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Virginia
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27
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$243,907
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Oklahoma
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28
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$229,651
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Rhode Island
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29
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$227,159
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Tennessee
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30
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$220,196
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Colorado
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31
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$211,310
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Indiana
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32
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$210,866
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West Virginia
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33
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$195,955
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New Mexico
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34
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$193,151
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Alabama
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35
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$190,992
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Iowa
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36
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$175,793
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Delaware
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37
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$171,790
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Missouri
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38
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$151,532
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Maine
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39
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$128,284
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Georgia
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40
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$123,809
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Mississippi
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41
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$115,068
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Idaho
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42
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$100,304
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Utah
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43
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$97,557
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Montana
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44
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$97,553
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Kansas
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45
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$95,890
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Wyoming
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46
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$69,911
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North Dakota
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47
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$65,794
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Vermont
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48
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$44,300
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South Dakota
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49
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$41,276
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New Hampshire
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50
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$27,183
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Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, based on the U.S. Bureau of the Census state government finance data series for FY 2005, released 2007, and the NCSL count of the number of Legislators as of March 2007.
Calculations: The Empire Center for New York State Policy
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