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Dec 2, 2025
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Which state spends the most on welfare per capita in 2024 and how has that changed over the last decade?

New York (including New York City) and the District of Columbia appear at or near the top of state/local public‑welfare spending per capita in recent reporting: the Urban Institute reports a 2021 per‑...

Jan 9, 2026
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Which state had the highest total welfare spending in 2024 and how does that compare to per capita rankings?

Available public reporting does not provide a single, authoritative table in the supplied sources that names the state with the highest total (aggregate) welfare spending in calendar or fiscal 2024, s...

Jan 20, 2026

What data sources report state-by-state welfare spending per capita for 2025 (Census Bureau, NASBO, state budgets)?

The clearest, authoritative state-by-state figures for public welfare spending per capita come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances—often repackaged by re...