Where States Get Their Money

FY 2016

Data Visualization Read time:
Projects: State Fiscal Health
Where States Get Their Money, FY 2016

These data have been updated. Click here for new data.

Taxes and federal funds together account for 80.9 percent of revenue for the 50 states. Taxes are the largest revenue source in 45 states, while federal funds are greatest in five: Alaska, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Wyoming. This infographic displays a breakdown of each state’s revenue, by major categories.

See downloadable data for other percentages. 

Downloads Where States Get Their Money (PDF)Downloadable Data
Downloads Where States Get Their Money (PDF)Downloadable Data

OUR WORK
fiscal 50
Data Visualization November 27, 2013

Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis

Quick View
fiscal 50
Data Visualization November 27, 2013

Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis, an interactive resource from The Pew Charitable Trusts, allows you to sort and analyze data on key fiscal, economic, and demographic trends in the 50 states and understand their impact on states’ fiscal health.

MEDIA CONTAct
Catherine An Senior Officer, Communications 202.552.2088
RELATED
Topics
Fiscal & Economic Policy U.S. State Policy
Tags
State data
Projects
State Fiscal Health

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

A presentation being given by a businesswoman to a group of participants at a business conference.

Fact Sheet

April 12, 2024 Four Plan Features Can Boost 'Retirement Readiness'
An illustration of a couple holding hands walking away from an outline of houses behind them

Podcast

March 22, 2024 Pathways to Homeownership: Housing in America
Water-logged furniture and rugs are piled on grass in front of a small white house. Behind the house is a steep grassy hill, and beside the house is a black all-terrain vehicle. In front of the pile is an orange construction sign.

Article

February 27, 2024 Why West Virginia Should Invest in Flood Resilience

MORE FROM PEW

A large group of people in formal or traditional attire stands together on a stage, with a digital background depicting marine life and the large text “WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.” WTO Needs to Redouble Its Effort on Fishing Subsidies
A man in a winter hat and sunglasses kneels on a rocky shoreline in front of a campfire, holding a metal mug with gloved hands. Behind him, in the water, a motorboat is moored to the shore. Cliffs rise on both sides of the water. Why Newfoundland’s South Coast Fjords Are Sacred
A landscape with mountains and clouds. BLM Rule Puts Conservation, Other Land Uses on Equal Footing
A pink sea coral made up of many branches—with a slender sea star clinging to those branches—fans out against the black backdrop of the deep ocean. Fishery Managers Can Help Prized Fish—and Biodiversity