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Introduction
In the United States, federal aid is an important source of support for states and their citizens. Federal aid is based on a variety of factors, including population size, socioeconomic needs, and state-level priorities. This means that different states can receive vastly different amounts of federal aid due to differences in population size or levels of need. It is also important to note that the type of aid provided can vary from state to state as well. Some states might primarily receive money for infrastructure projects or health care programs while other states might be able to use this funding for education initiatives or other specific needs. Additionally, how these funds are allocated can be predetermined by the federal government or left to the discretion of individual states and localities to decide which projects they want to pursue with the resources available. All in all, federal aid plays a crucial role in helping states provide services and support for their populations.
# | State | Federal Aid Per Capita (2021) | Percentage Change (vs. 2020) |
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1 | Connecticut | $17,193 | 19% |
2 | Massachusetts | $16,945 | 21.01% |
3 | New Jersey | $15,012 | 16.28% |
4 | New York | $14,842 | 18.03% |
5 | Washington | $14,773 | 21.58% |
6 | California | $14,381 | 22.61% |
7 | Wyoming | $14,260 | 26.18% |
8 | New Hampshire | $14,113 | 21.49% |
9 | Maryland | $13,352 | 17.52% |
10 | Colorado | $13,021 | 19.36% |
11 | Virginia | $12,419 | 16.74% |
12 | Florida | $12,057 | 25.9% |
13 | Minnesota | $12,043 | 15.27% |
14 | Illinois | $11,968 | 16.97% |
15 | Rhode Island | $11,060 | 16.2% |
16 | North Dakota | $11,041 | 6.23% |
17 | Nevada | $11,039 | 23.48% |
18 | Pennsylvania | $10,988 | 14.49% |
19 | Delaware | $10,949 | 19.61% |
20 | South Dakota | $10,923 | 22.44% |
21 | Alaska | $10,586 | 12.39% |
22 | Nebraska | $10,579 | 18.17% |
23 | Oregon | $10,556 | 16.37% |
24 | Texas | $10,443 | 14.88% |
25 | Wisconsin | $10,204 | 13.71% |
26 | Vermont | $10,191 | 13.69% |
27 | Utah | $10,080 | 24.23% |
28 | Kansas | $10,059 | 17.43% |
29 | Hawaii | $9,838 | 12.1% |
30 | Montana | $9,747 | 20.99% |
31 | Arizona | $9,638 | 20.26% |
32 | Michigan | $9,580 | 15.28% |
33 | Georgia | $9,449 | 17.95% |
34 | Iowa | $9,406 | 16.28% |
35 | Tennessee | $9,389 | 19.24% |
36 | North Carolina | $9,361 | 17.93% |
37 | Maine | $9,314 | 20.93% |
38 | Missouri | $9,197 | 17.08% |
39 | Ohio | $9,154 | 16.57% |
40 | Idaho | $9,074 | 21.55% |
41 | Indiana | $8,827 | 15.11% |
42 | South Carolina | $8,568 | 15.71% |
43 | Oklahoma | $7,887 | 13.21% |
44 | Kentucky | $7,777 | 17.39% |
45 | Alabama | $7,716 | 15.04% |
46 | Arkansas | $7,692 | 18.78% |
47 | Louisiana | $7,510 | 7.9% |
48 | New Mexico | $7,354 | 11.93% |
49 | West Virginia | $6,819 | 11.49% |
50 | Mississippi | $6,552 | 14.29% |
Federal Aid Per Capita by State
Alabama
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$7,716
↑ 15.04%
Vs 2020
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#45
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63 billion
Ranked in the US
#17
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Alaska
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$10,586
↑ 12.39%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#21
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13 billion
Ranked in the US
#42
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Arizona
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$9,638
↑ 20.26%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#31
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87 billion
Ranked in the US
#12
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Arkansas
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$7,692
↑ 18.78%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#46
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33 billion
Ranked in the US
#30
Federal Aid Per Capita
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California
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$14,381
↑ 22.61%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#6
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263 billion
Ranked in the US
#1
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Colorado
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$13,021
↑ 19.36%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#10
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34 billion
Ranked in the US
#29
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Connecticut
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$17,193
↑ 19%
Vs 2020
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#1
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15 billion
Ranked in the US
#40
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Delaware
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$10,949
↑ 19.61%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#19
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12 billion
Ranked in the US
#45
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Florida
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$12,057
↑ 25.9%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#12
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177 billion
Ranked in the US
#3
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Georgia
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$9,449
↑ 17.95%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#33
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88 billion
Ranked in the US
#11
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Hawaii
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$9,838
↑ 12.1%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#29
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19 billion
Ranked in the US
#36
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Idaho
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$9,074
↑ 21.55%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#40
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17 billion
Ranked in the US
#38
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Illinois
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$11,968
↑ 16.97%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#14
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85 billion
Ranked in the US
#13
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Indiana
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$8,827
↑ 15.11%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#41
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58 billion
Ranked in the US
#18
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Iowa
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$9,406
↑ 16.28%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#34
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25 billion
Ranked in the US
#34
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Kansas
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$10,059
↑ 17.43%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#28
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25 billion
Ranked in the US
#35
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Kentucky
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$7,777
↑ 17.39%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#44
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83 billion
Ranked in the US
#14
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Louisiana
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$7,510
↑ 7.9%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#47
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55 billion
Ranked in the US
#20
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Maine
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$9,314
↑ 20.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#37
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18 billion
Ranked in the US
#37
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Maryland
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$13,352
↑ 17.52%
Vs 2020
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#9
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92 billion
Ranked in the US
#10
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Massachusetts
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$16,945
↑ 21.01%
Vs 2020
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#2
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54 billion
Ranked in the US
#21
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Michigan
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$9,580
↑ 15.28%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#32
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101 billion
Ranked in the US
#8
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Minnesota
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$12,043
↑ 15.27%
Vs 2020
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#13
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35 billion
Ranked in the US
#28
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Mississippi
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$6,552
↑ 14.29%
Vs 2020
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#50
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38 billion
Ranked in the US
#26
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Missouri
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$9,197
↑ 17.08%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#38
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63 billion
Ranked in the US
#16
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Montana
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$9,747
↑ 20.99%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#30
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13 billion
Ranked in the US
#43
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Nebraska
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$10,579
↑ 18.17%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#22
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14 billion
Ranked in the US
#41
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Nevada
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$11,039
↑ 23.48%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#17
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27 billion
Ranked in the US
#32
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New Hampshire
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$14,113
↑ 21.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#8
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10 billion
Ranked in the US
#46
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New Jersey
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$15,012
↑ 16.28%
Vs 2020
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#3
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44 billion
Ranked in the US
#22
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New Mexico
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$7,354
↑ 11.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#48
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31 billion
Ranked in the US
#31
Federal Aid Per Capita
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New York
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$14,842
↑ 18.03%
Vs 2020
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#4
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136 billion
Ranked in the US
#5
Federal Aid Per Capita
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North Carolina
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$9,361
↑ 17.93%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#36
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96 billion
Ranked in the US
#9
Federal Aid Per Capita
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North Dakota
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$11,041
↑ 6.23%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#16
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8 billion
Ranked in the US
#49
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Ohio
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$9,154
↑ 16.57%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#39
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116 billion
Ranked in the US
#7
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Oklahoma
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$7,887
↑ 13.21%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#43
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43 billion
Ranked in the US
#23
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Oregon
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$10,556
↑ 16.37%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#23
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37 billion
Ranked in the US
#27
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Pennsylvania
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$10,988
↑ 14.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#18
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132 billion
Ranked in the US
#6
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Rhode Island
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$11,060
↑ 16.2%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#15
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12 billion
Ranked in the US
#44
Federal Aid Per Capita
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South Carolina
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$8,568
↑ 15.71%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#42
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57 billion
Ranked in the US
#19
Federal Aid Per Capita
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South Dakota
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$10,923
↑ 22.44%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#20
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9 billion
Ranked in the US
#47
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Tennessee
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$9,389
↑ 19.24%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#35
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68 billion
Ranked in the US
#15
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Texas
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$10,443
↑ 14.88%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#24
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191 billion
Ranked in the US
#2
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Utah
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$10,080
↑ 24.23%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#27
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16 billion
Ranked in the US
#39
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Vermont
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$10,191
↑ 13.69%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#26
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9 billion
Ranked in the US
#48
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Virginia
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$12,419
↑ 16.74%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#11
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168 billion
Ranked in the US
#4
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Washington
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$14,773
↑ 21.58%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#5
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41 billion
Ranked in the US
#25
Federal Aid Per Capita
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West Virginia
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$6,819
↑ 11.49%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#49
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25 billion
Ranked in the US
#33
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Wisconsin
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$10,204
↑ 13.71%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#25
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41 billion
Ranked in the US
#24
Federal Aid Per Capita
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Wyoming
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$14,260
↑ 26.18%
Vs 2020
Ranked in the US
#7
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6 billion
Ranked in the US
#50
Federal Aid Per Capita
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