Feb 18, 2025 - News
Mapped: Federal funding to states
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Arizona received about $4,439 more per capita in federal funding than it sent to Washington, D.C., in 2022, according to a recent Rockefeller Institute of Government report.
- Only 14 states received more per capita that year.
Why it matters: The Trump administration's push for states to be more financially independent brushes up against the reality that many depend on federal money for everything from disaster relief to food aid.
- President Trump has sought to freeze some federal grant funding to states, though the courts put that plan on hold.