# Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence

Spending on personal health care (hospital, physician and clinical, dental and other professional services, home health and nursing care, prescription drugs, other medical products and other personal care) for residents of each state, wherever the care was received, divided by the state's resident population, in US dollars per person.

## Key facts

- Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in the United States was $10,191 in 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.
- District of Columbia had the highest personal health care spending per person, by state of residence of 51 states in 2020, at $14,381, and Utah the lowest, at $7,522. Source: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 1991 to 2020.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `personal_health_care_per_capita_usd`
- Unit: USD
- Note: CMS state estimates by state of residence, 1991 to 2020 (released in 2022); CMS has not published later years. Excludes administration, the net cost of insurance, public health and investment, so values are lower than national health expenditure per person.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/personal-health-care-spending-per-person
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/personal_health_care_per_capita_usd

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2020 | 10,191 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/us-states.md) (51 places)