State Expenditures per Capita

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What Is This

State expenditures of state funds for fiscal year 2018, excluding federal funds and bonds, in thousands

Why It's Important

Measures the size and activity-level of state government as well as the potential tax burden on business.

Trend

The commonwealth ranking has remained unchanged at 21st, rising to 15th in 2011. However, from 2012 through 2014 “Other State Funds” more than doubled, resulting in much higher per capita expenditures for the next three years. During 2012 to 2014, internal Pennsylvania adjustments led to an approximate doubling of the category “Other State Funds”. This in turn resulted in much higher expenditures as a per capita, causing the rank to fall to 37th in 2012, remaining there in 2014. These internal adjustments appear to have changed again for 2015 and, as a result, the commonwealth’s rank has returned to its previous position. Pennsylvania ranks 21st for 2018 with $4,045 in state expenditures per capita. The median has risen to $4,363 for 2018.

Source

“2018 State Expenditure Report”, National Association of State Budget Officers, 2018 | View website