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• Red State, Blue State: Which States Have Received the Most Federal Funds Since 2000?

  October 24, 2012 at 5:03pm

  Let’s compare these numbers to the amount of Federal tax revenue each state generated from 2000-2011

  California 3.2 Trillion
  Net 300 Surplus

  New York 2.4 Trillion
  Net 680 Surplus

  Texas 2.2 Trillion
  Net 200 Deficit

  Illinois 1.4 Trillion
  Net 540 Surplus

  Florida 1.3 Trillion
  Net 2.5 Trillion deficit

  So it looks like the top blue states all give more to the feds than they get back, and the top red states take more from the feds than they pay in taxes.

  New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are also all in the top 10 of federal tax revenue generation for the past decade. It seems fair they would get the most back in federal spending.

  Also, calling states “purple” when the state government is firmly controlled by one side or the other is misleading in this context.

  Numbers are from http://www.usgovernmentrevenue.com/