Cost of the Military (per $ GDP) statistics - states compared

DEFINITION
Cost of the Military. This data set indicates how much money leaves the state in terms of residents' individual income taxes to pay for military spending. In this case, the 'military' is simply defined as the function area (050) 'National Defense' in the federal budget. As such, it does not include other military-related items like financing weapons sales. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 $ gross domestic product.

Military Statistics > Cost of the Military (per $ GDP) (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Connecticut:

$0.61 per $10 of GDP

# 2

Arkansas:

$0.54 per $10 of GDP

# 3

Oklahoma:

$0.54 per $10 of GDP

# 4

New Jersey:

$0.50 per $10 of GDP

# 5

Delaware:

$0.50 per $10 of GDP

# 6

Nebraska:

$0.50 per $10 of GDP

# 7

Illinois:

$0.48 per $10 of GDP

# 8

Minnesota:

$0.46 per $10 of GDP

# 9

Rhode Island:

$0.45 per $10 of GDP

# 10

New York:

$0.43 per $10 of GDP

# 11

Texas:

$0.42 per $10 of GDP

# 12

Washington:

$0.41 per $10 of GDP

# 13

Massachusetts:

$0.40 per $10 of GDP

# 14

Georgia:

$0.40 per $10 of GDP

# 15

Maryland:

$0.40 per $10 of GDP

# 16

Ohio:

$0.40 per $10 of GDP

# 17

Pennsylvania:

$0.39 per $10 of GDP

# 18

Nevada:

$0.39 per $10 of GDP

# 19

California:

$0.38 per $10 of GDP

= 20

Florida:

$0.38 per $10 of GDP

= 20

Kansas:

$0.38 per $10 of GDP

# 22

Missouri:

$0.37 per $10 of GDP

# 23

New Hampshire:

$0.37 per $10 of GDP

# 24

North Carolina:

$0.37 per $10 of GDP

# 25

Virginia:

$0.37 per $10 of GDP

# 26

Colorado:

$0.36 per $10 of GDP

# 27

Wisconsin:

$0.35 per $10 of GDP

# 28

Wyoming:

$0.35 per $10 of GDP

# 29

Michigan:

$0.33 per $10 of GDP

# 30

Tennessee:

$0.32 per $10 of GDP

# 31

Vermont:

$0.32 per $10 of GDP

# 32

Alabama:

$0.32 per $10 of GDP

= 33

Arizona:

$0.30 per $10 of GDP

= 33

Maine:

$0.30 per $10 of GDP

# 35

Indiana:

$0.30 per $10 of GDP

# 36

Oregon:

$0.30 per $10 of GDP

# 37

Hawaii:

$0.29 per $10 of GDP

# 38

District of Columbia:

$0.29 per $10 of GDP

# 39

Iowa:

$0.28 per $10 of GDP

# 40

Kentucky:

$0.27 per $10 of GDP

# 41

Mississippi:

$0.27 per $10 of GDP

# 42

South Carolina:

$0.26 per $10 of GDP

# 43

West Virginia:

$0.26 per $10 of GDP

# 44

Montana:

$0.26 per $10 of GDP

# 45

Utah:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

# 46

Alaska:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

= 47

Idaho:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

= 47

North Dakota:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

# 49

South Dakota:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

# 50

Louisiana:

$0.25 per $10 of GDP

# 51

New Mexico:

$0.24 per $10 of GDP

= 52

Puerto Rico:

$0.00 per $10 of GDP

= 52

Guam:

$0.00 per $10 of GDP

= 52

American Samoa:

$0.00 per $10 of GDP

= 52

US Virgin Islands:

$0.00 per $10 of GDP

Weighted average:

$0.33 per $10 of GDP

DEFINITION: Cost of the Military. This data set indicates how much money leaves the state in terms of residents' individual income taxes to pay for military spending. In this case, the 'military' is simply defined as the function area (050) 'National Defense' in the federal budget. As such, it does not include other military-related items like financing weapons sales. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 10 $ gross domestic product.

Military Statistics > Cost of the Military (per $ GDP) (most recent) by state

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