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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Tim Hoefer

Tim Hoefer is president & CEO of the Empire Center for Public Policy.

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