How much federal funding Michigan gets
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Federal funding makes up 39% of Michigan's overall revenue, per the latest available census data.
Why it matters: The Trump administration and congressional Republicans are looking for ways to cut federal spending, and some states may be more vulnerable than others to major decreases.
State of play: As of 2022, federal funding accounted for $34.1 billion of Michigan's $86.6 billion in general revenue.
- That's according to a Pew Charitable Trusts analysis of the latest available census data.
Friction point: Michigan is among more than 20 states that filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration's January directive to broadly freeze federal funding.
What they're saying: Michigan joined the suit because the state relies on federal funding to administer crucial programs such as Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a town hall meeting in Kalamazoo last week.
- "The residents of this state and businesses in this state pay over $30 billion to the federal government every year and it comes back to us in the form of these programs," Nessel said. "If they're going to cut off all the federal funding to the state, what the hell are we doing on April 15? Why are we paying taxes to the federal government if none of that money is going to come back to us?"
Zoom out: As of 2022, federal funding accounts for the greatest shares of state revenue in Louisiana (50.5%), Alaska (50.2%) and Arizona (49.7%).
- It accounts for the smallest shares in North Dakota (22.2%), Hawai'i (25.9%) and Virginia (27.6%).
Stunning stat: Total federal grants exceeded $1 trillion in 2022 for the first time, per Pew.
Context: Federal funding's share of overall revenue in any given state can fluctuate from year-to-year depending on overall federal spending levels, state tax collections and more.
- States have been getting more federal funding than usual in the past few years due to COVID-19 and infrastructure spending.
What we're watching: Whether the second Trump era results in a notable, broad decrease in federal funding to states — and how states react.