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US states by personal health care spending per person, by state of residence

District of Columbia had the highest personal health care spending per person, by state of residence of 51 states in 2013, at $11,583. Utah had the lowest, at $5,554. The median was $7,638 and the figure for the United States was $7,611. Source: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.

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Highest11,583District of Columbia
Lowest5,554Utah
Median7,63851 states
United States7,611History

Map of states, 2013

Alabama: 6,969 USDAlaska: 10,085 USDArizona: 6,289 USDArkansas: 6,819 USDCalifornia: 7,241 USDColorado: 6,364 USDConnecticut: 9,440 USDDelaware: 9,768 USDDistrict of Columbia: 11,583 USDFlorida: 7,603 USDGeorgia: 6,229 USDHawaii: 6,880 USDIdaho: 6,377 USDIllinois: 7,695 USDIndiana: 7,647 USDIowa: 7,638 USDKansas: 7,240 USDKentucky: 7,499 USDLouisiana: 7,462 USDMaine: 8,813 USDMaryland: 8,217 USDMassachusetts: 10,085 USDMichigan: 7,693 USDMinnesota: 8,533 USDMississippi: 7,203 USDMissouri: 7,592 USDMontana: 7,703 USDNebraska: 7,928 USDNevada: 6,259 USDNew Hampshire: 9,186 USDNew Jersey: 8,534 USDNew Mexico: 6,697 USDNew York: 9,371 USDNorth Carolina: 6,913 USDNorth Dakota: 8,712 USDOhio: 8,030 USDOklahoma: 7,316 USDOregon: 7,378 USDPennsylvania: 8,802 USDRhode Island: 9,016 USDSouth Carolina: 6,918 USDSouth Dakota: 8,674 USDTennessee: 7,128 USDTexas: 6,510 USDUtah: 5,554 USDVermont: 10,247 USDVirginia: 7,192 USDWashington: 7,356 USDWest Virginia: 8,891 USDWisconsin: 7,984 USDWyoming: 7,845 USD
  • Under 6,800
  • 6,800 to 7,200
  • 7,200 to 7,600
  • 7,600 to 8,100
  • 8,100 to 9,000
  • 9,000 and over
USD, 2013. Source: CMS, CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2013

District of Columbia: 11,583 USDDistrict of Columbia11,583Vermont: 10,247 USDVermont10,247Alaska: 10,085 USDAlaska10,085Massachusetts: 10,085 USDMassachusetts10,085Delaware: 9,768 USDDelaware9,768Connecticut: 9,440 USDConnecticut9,440New York: 9,371 USDNew York9,371New Hampshire: 9,186 USDNew Hampshire9,186Rhode Island: 9,016 USDRhode Island9,016West Virginia: 8,891 USDWest Virginia8,891Maine: 8,813 USDMaine8,813Pennsylvania: 8,802 USDPennsylvania8,802North Dakota: 8,712 USDNorth Dakota8,712South Dakota: 8,674 USDSouth Dakota8,674New Jersey: 8,534 USDNew Jersey8,534Minnesota: 8,533 USDMinnesota8,533Maryland: 8,217 USDMaryland8,217Ohio: 8,030 USDOhio8,030Wisconsin: 7,984 USDWisconsin7,984Nebraska: 7,928 USDNebraska7,928Wyoming: 7,845 USDWyoming7,845Montana: 7,703 USDMontana7,703Illinois: 7,695 USDIllinois7,695Michigan: 7,693 USDMichigan7,693Indiana: 7,647 USDIndiana7,647Iowa: 7,638 USDIowa7,638Florida: 7,603 USDFlorida7,603Missouri: 7,592 USDMissouri7,592Kentucky: 7,499 USDKentucky7,499Louisiana: 7,462 USDLouisiana7,462Oregon: 7,378 USDOregon7,378Washington: 7,356 USDWashington7,356Oklahoma: 7,316 USDOklahoma7,316California: 7,241 USDCalifornia7,241Kansas: 7,240 USDKansas7,240Mississippi: 7,203 USDMississippi7,203Virginia: 7,192 USDVirginia7,192Tennessee: 7,128 USDTennessee7,128Alabama: 6,969 USDAlabama6,969South Carolina: 6,918 USDSouth Carolina6,918North Carolina: 6,913 USDNorth Carolina6,913Hawaii: 6,880 USDHawaii6,880Arkansas: 6,819 USDArkansas6,819New Mexico: 6,697 USDNew Mexico6,697Texas: 6,510 USDTexas6,510Idaho: 6,377 USDIdaho6,377Colorado: 6,364 USDColorado6,364Arizona: 6,289 USDArizona6,289Nevada: 6,259 USDNevada6,259Georgia: 6,229 USDGeorgia6,229Utah: 5,554 USDUtah5,554District of Columbia: 11,583 USDDistrict of Columbia11,583Vermont: 10,247 USDVermont10,247Alaska: 10,085 USDAlaska10,085Massachusetts: 10,085 USDMassachusetts10,085Delaware: 9,768 USDDelaware9,768Connecticut: 9,440 USDConnecticut9,440New York: 9,371 USDNew York9,371New Hampshire: 9,186 USDNew Hampshire9,186Rhode Island: 9,016 USDRhode Island9,016West Virginia: 8,891 USDWest Virginia8,891Maine: 8,813 USDMaine8,813Pennsylvania: 8,802 USDPennsylvania8,802North Dakota: 8,712 USDNorth Dakota8,712South Dakota: 8,674 USDSouth Dakota8,674New Jersey: 8,534 USDNew Jersey8,534Minnesota: 8,533 USDMinnesota8,533Maryland: 8,217 USDMaryland8,217Ohio: 8,030 USDOhio8,030Wisconsin: 7,984 USDWisconsin7,984Nebraska: 7,928 USDNebraska7,928Wyoming: 7,845 USDWyoming7,845Montana: 7,703 USDMontana7,703Illinois: 7,695 USDIllinois7,695Michigan: 7,693 USDMichigan7,693Indiana: 7,647 USDIndiana7,647Iowa: 7,638 USDIowa7,638Florida: 7,603 USDFlorida7,603Missouri: 7,592 USDMissouri7,592Kentucky: 7,499 USDKentucky7,499Louisiana: 7,462 USDLouisiana7,462Oregon: 7,378 USDOregon7,378Washington: 7,356 USDWashington7,356Oklahoma: 7,316 USDOklahoma7,316California: 7,241 USDCalifornia7,241Kansas: 7,240 USDKansas7,240Mississippi: 7,203 USDMississippi7,203Virginia: 7,192 USDVirginia7,192Tennessee: 7,128 USDTennessee7,128Alabama: 6,969 USDAlabama6,969South Carolina: 6,918 USDSouth Carolina6,918North Carolina: 6,913 USDNorth Carolina6,913Hawaii: 6,880 USDHawaii6,880Arkansas: 6,819 USDArkansas6,819New Mexico: 6,697 USDNew Mexico6,697Texas: 6,510 USDTexas6,510Idaho: 6,377 USDIdaho6,377Colorado: 6,364 USDColorado6,364Arizona: 6,289 USDArizona6,289Nevada: 6,259 USDNevada6,259Georgia: 6,229 USDGeorgia6,229Utah: 5,554 USDUtah5,554
USD. Source: CMS, CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankStates2013
USD		Change on 2012
1District of Columbia11,583+1.4%
2Vermont10,247+5.9%
3Alaska10,085+1.6%
3Massachusetts10,085+1.3%
5Delaware9,768+3.4%
6Connecticut9,440+2.3%
7New York9,371+3.1%
8New Hampshire9,186+2.5%
9Rhode Island9,016+1.8%
10West Virginia8,891+2.1%
11Maine8,813+0.7%
12Pennsylvania8,802+2.6%
13North Dakota8,712+3%
14South Dakota8,674+2.6%
15New Jersey8,534+2.4%
16Minnesota8,533+3.5%
17Maryland8,217+1.3%
18Ohio8,030+2.2%
19Wisconsin7,984+1%
20Nebraska7,928+1.3%
21Wyoming7,845+1.2%
22Montana7,703+3.2%
23Illinois7,695+2.5%
24Michigan7,693+1.5%
25Indiana7,647+0.4%
26Iowa7,638+1.2%
27Florida7,603-0.1%
28Missouri7,592+0.7%
29Kentucky7,499+3.4%
30Louisiana7,462+2.6%
31Oregon7,378+3.1%
32Washington7,356+0.3%
33Oklahoma7,316+1.4%
34California7,241+2.9%
35Kansas7,240-2%
36Mississippi7,203-0.1%
37Virginia7,192+2.1%
38Tennessee7,128+1.7%
39Alabama6,969+2.5%
40South Carolina6,918+2%
41North Carolina6,913-0.8%
42Hawaii6,880+2.1%
43Arkansas6,819+0.7%
44New Mexico6,697+0.3%
45Texas6,510+0.5%
46Idaho6,377+1.5%
47Colorado6,364+2.3%
48Arizona6,289+1.3%
49Nevada6,259+3.4%
50Georgia6,229+4.1%
51Utah5,554+1.5%

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About this ranking

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.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2022). CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20) (US states by personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence

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CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20), US states by personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, 2013. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 20 Sept. 2022, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2013. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest personal health care spending per person, by state of residence?

District of Columbia, with $11,583 in 2013, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.

Which state has the lowest personal health care spending per person, by state of residence?

Utah, with $5,554 in 2013.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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