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Fiscal 1997 Per-Capita Pork Spending, Plus State Totals
Source: Citizens Against Government Waste
| Rank | State | Pork/Capita | Pork | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii | $131.01 | $155,078,000 | 1,183,723 |
| 2 | Alaska | $114.23 | $69,337,000 | 607,000 |
| 3 | Montana | $49.29 | $43,343,000 | 879,372 |
| 4 | Oregon | $32.39 | $103,781,000 | 3,203,735 |
| 5 | Nevada | $31.66 | $50,760,000 | 1,603,163 |
| 6 | Vermont | $30.43 | $17,912,000 | 588,654 |
| 7 | New Mexico | $23.95 | $41,033,000 | 1,713,407 |
| 8 | South Carolina | $23.55 | $86,891,000 | 3,689,746 |
| 9 | Utah | $21.26 | $42,539,000 | 2,000,494 |
| 10 | Louisiana | $20.91 | $90,950,000 | 4,350,579 |
| 11 | Delaware | $20.42 | $14,800,000 | 724,842 |
| 12 | Mississippi | $18.72 | $50,856,000 | 2,716,115 |
| 13 | Missouri | $16.59 | $88,920,000 | 5,358,692 |
| 14 | Kentucky | $16.55 | $64,266,000 | 3,883,723 |
| 15 | South Dakota | $15.35 | $11,239,000 | 732,405 |
| 16 | Maine | $14.92 | $18,545,000 | 1,243,316 |
| 17 | Idaho | $13.83 | $16,444,000 | 1,189,251 |
| 18 | District of Columbia | $13.58 | $7,375,000 | 543,213 |
| 19 | Virginia | $12.06 | $80,550,000 | 6,678,451 |
| 20 | Kansas | $11.19 | $28,773,000 | 2,572,150 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | $11.05 | $10,945,000 | 990,225 |
| 22 | Iowa | $10.58 | $30,159,000 | 2,851,792 |
| 23 | West Virginia | $10.49 | $19,145,000 | 1,825,754 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | $10.47 | $63,770,000 | 6,092,352 |
| 25 | Florida | $10.32 | $148,648,000 | 14,399,985 |
| 26 | Wyoming | $9.91 | $4,770,000 | 481,400 |
| 27 | Indiana | $9.84 | $57,461,000 | 5,840,528 |
| 28 | Texas | $9.35 | $178,776,000 | 19,128,261 |
| 29 | Maryland | $9.06 | $45,924,000 | 5,071,604 |
| 30 | Alabama | $8.15 | $34,810,000 | 4,273,084 |
| 31 | Washington | $8.06 | $44,579,000 | 5,532,939 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $7.99 | $13,201,000 | 1,652,093 |
| 33 | Colorado | $7.96 | $30,442,000 | 3,822,676 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $7.87 | $19,756,000 | 2,509,793 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $7.66 | $4,927,000 | 643,539 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $7.64 | $25,221,000 | 3,300,902 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $6.70 | $49,035,000 | 7,322,870 |
| 38 | Ohio | $6.67 | $74,506,000 | 11,172,782 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | $5.76 | $69,418,000 | 12,056,112 |
| 40 | New Hampshire | $5.35 | $6,215,000 | 1,162,481 |
| 41 | Georgia | $5.22 | $38,383,000 | 7,353,225 |
| 42 | Connecticut | $4.96 | $16,224,000 | 3,274,238 |
| 43 | New York | $4.61 | $83,863,000 | 18,184,774 |
| 44 | Illinois | $4.24 | $50,239,000 | 11,846,544 |
| 45 | California | $3.80 | $121,072,000 | 31,878,234 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $3.41 | $18,125,000 | 5,319,654 |
| 47 | New Jersey | $3.05 | $24,345,000 | 7,987,933 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | $2.50 | $12,916,000 | 5,159,795 |
| 49 | Minnesota | $2.49 | $11,600,000 | 4,657,758 |
| 50 | Arizona | $2.03 | $8,997,000 | 4,428,068 |
| 51 | Michigan | $0.96 | $9,175,000 | 9,594,350 |
| Total* | $2,410,039,000 | 265,277,776 | $9.08 |
* Total reflects amount specifically traced to state. Total pork spending identified by Citizens Against Government Waste for fiscal 1997 was $14.5 billion.
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