Federal outlays are revenue that state governments receive directly from the federal government.

Between fiscal years 2014 and 2017, annual per capita federal outlays to states ranged from $1,141 (Virginia) to $4,849 (Wyoming).

The average annual per capita outlays across all states is $2,055, which is close to Michigan’s average ($2,009) and California’s ($2,053) over those four years.

Eight states experienced per capita declines in their federal outlays between 2014 and 2017 in the following amounts:

• Wyoming ($818) 
• South Dakota ($79)
• Oklahoma ($65)
• Idaho ($58)
• Maine ($45)
• Florida ($36)
• North Carolina ($10) 
• Hawaii ($7). 

Forty-two states experienced per capita increases in their federal outlays between 2014 and 2017. The top five per capita increases in those years were:

• New Mexico ($776)
• California ($695)
• Nevada ($661)
• Alaska ($625)
• Pennsylvania ($593)