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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 2014, at $11,975. Utah had the lowest, at $5,825. The median was $7,965 and the figure for the United States was $7,938. Source: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.

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Highest11,975District of Columbia
Lowest5,825Utah
Median7,96551 states
United States7,938History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 7,277 USDAlaska: 10,535 USDArizona: 6,561 USDArkansas: 7,284 USDCalifornia: 7,472 USDColorado: 6,680 USDConnecticut: 9,831 USDDelaware: 10,263 USDDistrict of Columbia: 11,975 USDFlorida: 7,965 USDGeorgia: 6,622 USDHawaii: 7,224 USDIdaho: 6,615 USDIllinois: 8,017 USDIndiana: 7,998 USDIowa: 7,967 USDKansas: 7,368 USDKentucky: 7,965 USDLouisiana: 7,855 USDMaine: 9,115 USDMaryland: 8,574 USDMassachusetts: 10,394 USDMichigan: 7,967 USDMinnesota: 8,919 USDMississippi: 7,500 USDMissouri: 7,828 USDMontana: 7,942 USDNebraska: 8,175 USDNevada: 6,723 USDNew Hampshire: 9,367 USDNew Jersey: 9,008 USDNew Mexico: 7,010 USDNew York: 9,805 USDNorth Carolina: 7,194 USDNorth Dakota: 9,005 USDOhio: 8,401 USDOklahoma: 7,658 USDOregon: 7,899 USDPennsylvania: 9,142 USDRhode Island: 9,484 USDSouth Carolina: 7,210 USDSouth Dakota: 9,103 USDTennessee: 7,418 USDTexas: 6,825 USDUtah: 5,825 USDVermont: 10,589 USDVirginia: 7,449 USDWashington: 7,602 USDWest Virginia: 9,385 USDWisconsin: 8,371 USDWyoming: 8,269 USD
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  • 7,200 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 8,000
  • 8,000 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 9,400
  • 9,400 and over
USD, 2014. 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, 2014

District of Columbia: 11,975 USDDistrict of Columbia11,975Vermont: 10,589 USDVermont10,589Alaska: 10,535 USDAlaska10,535Massachusetts: 10,394 USDMassachusetts10,394Delaware: 10,263 USDDelaware10,263Connecticut: 9,831 USDConnecticut9,831New York: 9,805 USDNew York9,805Rhode Island: 9,484 USDRhode Island9,484West Virginia: 9,385 USDWest Virginia9,385New Hampshire: 9,367 USDNew Hampshire9,367Pennsylvania: 9,142 USDPennsylvania9,142Maine: 9,115 USDMaine9,115South Dakota: 9,103 USDSouth Dakota9,103New Jersey: 9,008 USDNew Jersey9,008North Dakota: 9,005 USDNorth Dakota9,005Minnesota: 8,919 USDMinnesota8,919Maryland: 8,574 USDMaryland8,574Ohio: 8,401 USDOhio8,401Wisconsin: 8,371 USDWisconsin8,371Wyoming: 8,269 USDWyoming8,269Nebraska: 8,175 USDNebraska8,175Illinois: 8,017 USDIllinois8,017Indiana: 7,998 USDIndiana7,998Iowa: 7,967 USDIowa7,967Michigan: 7,967 USDMichigan7,967Florida: 7,965 USDFlorida7,965Kentucky: 7,965 USDKentucky7,965Montana: 7,942 USDMontana7,942Oregon: 7,899 USDOregon7,899Louisiana: 7,855 USDLouisiana7,855Missouri: 7,828 USDMissouri7,828Oklahoma: 7,658 USDOklahoma7,658Washington: 7,602 USDWashington7,602Mississippi: 7,500 USDMississippi7,500California: 7,472 USDCalifornia7,472Virginia: 7,449 USDVirginia7,449Tennessee: 7,418 USDTennessee7,418Kansas: 7,368 USDKansas7,368Arkansas: 7,284 USDArkansas7,284Alabama: 7,277 USDAlabama7,277Hawaii: 7,224 USDHawaii7,224South Carolina: 7,210 USDSouth Carolina7,210North Carolina: 7,194 USDNorth Carolina7,194New Mexico: 7,010 USDNew Mexico7,010Texas: 6,825 USDTexas6,825Nevada: 6,723 USDNevada6,723Colorado: 6,680 USDColorado6,680Georgia: 6,622 USDGeorgia6,622Idaho: 6,615 USDIdaho6,615Arizona: 6,561 USDArizona6,561Utah: 5,825 USDUtah5,825District of Columbia: 11,975 USDDistrict of Columbia11,975Vermont: 10,589 USDVermont10,589Alaska: 10,535 USDAlaska10,535Massachusetts: 10,394 USDMassachusetts10,394Delaware: 10,263 USDDelaware10,263Connecticut: 9,831 USDConnecticut9,831New York: 9,805 USDNew York9,805Rhode Island: 9,484 USDRhode Island9,484West Virginia: 9,385 USDWest Virginia9,385New Hampshire: 9,367 USDNew Hampshire9,367Pennsylvania: 9,142 USDPennsylvania9,142Maine: 9,115 USDMaine9,115South Dakota: 9,103 USDSouth Dakota9,103New Jersey: 9,008 USDNew Jersey9,008North Dakota: 9,005 USDNorth Dakota9,005Minnesota: 8,919 USDMinnesota8,919Maryland: 8,574 USDMaryland8,574Ohio: 8,401 USDOhio8,401Wisconsin: 8,371 USDWisconsin8,371Wyoming: 8,269 USDWyoming8,269Nebraska: 8,175 USDNebraska8,175Illinois: 8,017 USDIllinois8,017Indiana: 7,998 USDIndiana7,998Iowa: 7,967 USDIowa7,967Michigan: 7,967 USDMichigan7,967Florida: 7,965 USDFlorida7,965Kentucky: 7,965 USDKentucky7,965Montana: 7,942 USDMontana7,942Oregon: 7,899 USDOregon7,899Louisiana: 7,855 USDLouisiana7,855Missouri: 7,828 USDMissouri7,828Oklahoma: 7,658 USDOklahoma7,658Washington: 7,602 USDWashington7,602Mississippi: 7,500 USDMississippi7,500California: 7,472 USDCalifornia7,472Virginia: 7,449 USDVirginia7,449Tennessee: 7,418 USDTennessee7,418Kansas: 7,368 USDKansas7,368Arkansas: 7,284 USDArkansas7,284Alabama: 7,277 USDAlabama7,277Hawaii: 7,224 USDHawaii7,224South Carolina: 7,210 USDSouth Carolina7,210North Carolina: 7,194 USDNorth Carolina7,194New Mexico: 7,010 USDNew Mexico7,010Texas: 6,825 USDTexas6,825Nevada: 6,723 USDNevada6,723Colorado: 6,680 USDColorado6,680Georgia: 6,622 USDGeorgia6,622Idaho: 6,615 USDIdaho6,615Arizona: 6,561 USDArizona6,561Utah: 5,825 USDUtah5,825
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

RankStates2014
USD		Change on 2013
1District of Columbia11,975+3.4%
2Vermont10,589+3.3%
3Alaska10,535+4.5%
4Massachusetts10,394+3.1%
5Delaware10,263+5.1%
6Connecticut9,831+4.1%
7New York9,805+4.6%
8Rhode Island9,484+5.2%
9West Virginia9,385+5.6%
10New Hampshire9,367+2%
11Pennsylvania9,142+3.9%
12Maine9,115+3.4%
13South Dakota9,103+4.9%
14New Jersey9,008+5.6%
15North Dakota9,005+3.4%
16Minnesota8,919+4.5%
17Maryland8,574+4.3%
18Ohio8,401+4.6%
19Wisconsin8,371+4.8%
20Wyoming8,269+5.4%
21Nebraska8,175+3.1%
22Illinois8,017+4.2%
23Indiana7,998+4.6%
24Iowa7,967+4.3%
24Michigan7,967+3.6%
26Florida7,965+4.8%
26Kentucky7,965+6.2%
28Montana7,942+3.1%
29Oregon7,899+7.1%
30Louisiana7,855+5.3%
31Missouri7,828+3.1%
32Oklahoma7,658+4.7%
33Washington7,602+3.3%
34Mississippi7,500+4.1%
35California7,472+3.2%
36Virginia7,449+3.6%
37Tennessee7,418+4.1%
38Kansas7,368+1.8%
39Arkansas7,284+6.8%
40Alabama7,277+4.4%
41Hawaii7,224+5%
42South Carolina7,210+4.2%
43North Carolina7,194+4.1%
44New Mexico7,010+4.7%
45Texas6,825+4.8%
46Nevada6,723+7.4%
47Colorado6,680+5%
48Georgia6,622+6.3%
49Idaho6,615+3.7%
50Arizona6,561+4.3%
51Utah5,825+4.9%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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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, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/us-states?period=2014 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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

District of Columbia, with $11,975 in 2014, 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 $5,825 in 2014.

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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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