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11 states pay more in federal taxes than they get back - here's how every state fares
Alabama
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Alaska
![Alaska](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533279,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1174411/alaska.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $4.7 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $6,355
Arizona
![Arizona](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533278,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1101099/arizona.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $30.8 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,394
Arkansas
![Arkansas](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533277,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1195416/arkansas.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $12.7 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,255
California
![California](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533276,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1318350/california.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$13.7 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$348
Colorado
![Colorado](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533275,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1278118/colorado.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.1 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $387
Connecticut
![Connecticut](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533274,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1280752/connecticut.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$4.4 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$1,242
Delaware
![Delaware](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533273,width-700,height-525,imgsize-939892/delaware.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $915 million
Per capita balance of payments: $951
Florida
![Florida](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533272,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1117100/florida.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $62.4 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,977
Georgia
![Georgia](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533271,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1252602/georgia.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $22.8 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,190
Hawaii
![Hawaii](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533270,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1182313/hawaii.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $8.7 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $6,156
Idaho
![Idaho](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533269,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1370227/idaho.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $5.9 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $3,472
Illinois
![Illinois](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533267,width-700,height-525,imgsize-986351/illinois.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$14.8 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$1,158
Indiana
![Indiana](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533266,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1188365/indiana.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $11.4 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $1,722
Iowa
![Iowa](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533265,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1113694/iowa.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $797
Kansas
![Kansas](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533264,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1107180/kansas.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $797
Kentucky
![Kentucky](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533262,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1255605/kentucky.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $26.6 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $5,984
Louisiana
![Louisiana](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533261,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1246287/louisiana.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $21.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,538
Maine
![Maine](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533260,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1353318/maine.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $8.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $6,381
Maryland
![Maryland](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533259,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1136953/maryland.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $40.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $6,657
Massachusetts
![Massachusetts](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533258,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1314472/massachusetts.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$10.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$1,532
Michigan
![Michigan](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533257,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1228435/michigan.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $21.3 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,138
Minnesota
![Minnesota](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533256,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1277502/minnesota.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$6 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$1,078
Mississippi
![Mississippi](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533255,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1181480/mississippi.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $23.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $7,902
Missouri
![Missouri](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533254,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1337384/missouri.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $21.1 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $3,458
Montana
![Montana](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533253,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1296651/montana.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $4.3 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,093
Nebraska
![Nebraska](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533252,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1060407/nebraska.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$267 million
Per capita balance of payments: -$139
Nevada
![Nevada](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533250,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1383569/nevada.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.9 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $979
New Hampshire
![New Hampshire](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533248,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1278126/new-hampshire.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$749 million
Per capita balance of payments: -$558
New Jersey
![New Jersey](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533247,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1187966/new-jersey.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$24.7 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$2,748
New Mexico
![New Mexico](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533246,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1310698/new-mexico.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $20 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $9,624
New York
![New York](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533244,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1475883/new-york.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$24.1 billion
Per capita balance of payments: -$1,216
North Carolina
![North Carolina](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533243,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1297149/north-carolina.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $31.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $3,047
North Dakota
![North Dakota](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533241,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1316436/north-dakota.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $234 million
Per capita balance of payments: $310
Ohio
![Ohio](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533240,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1362101/ohio.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $26 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,233
Oklahoma
![Oklahoma](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533239,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1359494/oklahoma.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $17 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,332
Oregon
![Oregon](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533236,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1225668/oregon.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $7.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $1,827
Pennsylvania
![Pennsylvania](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533235,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1244412/pennsylvania.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $28.9 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,261
Rhode Island
![Rhode Island](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533234,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1322521/rhode-island.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments:$2,362
South Carolina
![South Carolina](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533233,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1332311/south-carolina.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $24.4 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $4,860
South Dakota
![South Dakota](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533231,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1181085/south-dakota.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $256 million
Per capita balance of payments: $295
Tennessee
![Tennessee](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533230,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1104896/tennessee.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $21.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $3,160
Texas
![Texas](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533229,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1271920/texas.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $36.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $1,280
Utah
![Utah](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533228,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1306147/utah.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$236 million
Per capita balance of payments: -$76
Vermont
![Vermont](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533226,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1305540/vermont.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $2.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $2,530
Virginia
![Virginia](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533225,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1256654/virginia.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $64 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $7,563
Washington
![Washington](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533224,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1261898/washington.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $976 million
Per capita balance of payments: $132
Washington, DC
![Washington, DC](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533223,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1192052/washington-dc.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $39.8 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $57,447
West Virginia
![West Virginia](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533221,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1211877/west-virginia.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $14.5 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $7,991
Wisconsin
![Wisconsin](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533220,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1284603/wisconsin.jpg)
Total balance of payments: $1.2 billion
Per capita balance of payments: $212
Wyoming
![Wyoming](https://staticbiassets.in/thumb/msid-67533219,width-700,height-525,imgsize-1208490/wyoming.jpg)
Total balance of payments: -$169 million
Per capita balance of payments: -$291
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