May 21, 2018
![State and Local General Expenditures State and Local General Expenditures](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_detailed_5.21.2018.png)
Fact:
State and local general expenditures totaled $2.8 trillion in 2015. Six states (CA, NY, TX, FL, IL, PA) had expenditures exceeding $100 billion each; on a per capita basis, AK was the highest with about $20,000 and AL was the lowest with about $6,400.