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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 2015, at $12,500. Utah had the lowest, at $6,112. The median was $8,344 and the figure for the United States was $8,337. Source: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.

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Highest12,500District of Columbia
Lowest6,112Utah
Median8,34451 states
United States8,337History

Map of states, 2015

Alabama: 7,657 USDAlaska: 11,460 USDArizona: 6,885 USDArkansas: 7,620 USDCalifornia: 7,998 USDColorado: 7,075 USDConnecticut: 10,294 USDDelaware: 10,714 USDDistrict of Columbia: 12,500 USDFlorida: 8,330 USDGeorgia: 7,055 USDHawaii: 7,747 USDIdaho: 6,843 USDIllinois: 8,300 USDIndiana: 8,368 USDIowa: 8,358 USDKansas: 7,634 USDKentucky: 8,306 USDLouisiana: 8,201 USDMaine: 9,591 USDMaryland: 9,001 USDMassachusetts: 11,010 USDMichigan: 8,372 USDMinnesota: 9,163 USDMississippi: 7,777 USDMissouri: 8,261 USDMontana: 8,344 USDNebraska: 8,579 USDNevada: 6,987 USDNew Hampshire: 9,763 USDNew Jersey: 9,483 USDNew Mexico: 7,418 USDNew York: 10,305 USDNorth Carolina: 7,594 USDNorth Dakota: 9,357 USDOhio: 8,754 USDOklahoma: 7,902 USDOregon: 8,438 USDPennsylvania: 9,562 USDRhode Island: 9,914 USDSouth Carolina: 7,446 USDSouth Dakota: 9,627 USDTennessee: 7,806 USDTexas: 7,217 USDUtah: 6,112 USDVermont: 11,010 USDVirginia: 7,750 USDWashington: 7,904 USDWest Virginia: 9,947 USDWisconsin: 8,654 USDWyoming: 8,652 USD
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  • 9,900 and over
USD, 2015. 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, 2015

District of Columbia: 12,500 USDDistrict of Columbia12,500Alaska: 11,460 USDAlaska11,460Massachusetts: 11,010 USDMassachusetts11,010Vermont: 11,010 USDVermont11,010Delaware: 10,714 USDDelaware10,714New York: 10,305 USDNew York10,305Connecticut: 10,294 USDConnecticut10,294West Virginia: 9,947 USDWest Virginia9,947Rhode Island: 9,914 USDRhode Island9,914New Hampshire: 9,763 USDNew Hampshire9,763South Dakota: 9,627 USDSouth Dakota9,627Maine: 9,591 USDMaine9,591Pennsylvania: 9,562 USDPennsylvania9,562New Jersey: 9,483 USDNew Jersey9,483North Dakota: 9,357 USDNorth Dakota9,357Minnesota: 9,163 USDMinnesota9,163Maryland: 9,001 USDMaryland9,001Ohio: 8,754 USDOhio8,754Wisconsin: 8,654 USDWisconsin8,654Wyoming: 8,652 USDWyoming8,652Nebraska: 8,579 USDNebraska8,579Oregon: 8,438 USDOregon8,438Michigan: 8,372 USDMichigan8,372Indiana: 8,368 USDIndiana8,368Iowa: 8,358 USDIowa8,358Montana: 8,344 USDMontana8,344Florida: 8,330 USDFlorida8,330Kentucky: 8,306 USDKentucky8,306Illinois: 8,300 USDIllinois8,300Missouri: 8,261 USDMissouri8,261Louisiana: 8,201 USDLouisiana8,201California: 7,998 USDCalifornia7,998Washington: 7,904 USDWashington7,904Oklahoma: 7,902 USDOklahoma7,902Tennessee: 7,806 USDTennessee7,806Mississippi: 7,777 USDMississippi7,777Virginia: 7,750 USDVirginia7,750Hawaii: 7,747 USDHawaii7,747Alabama: 7,657 USDAlabama7,657Kansas: 7,634 USDKansas7,634Arkansas: 7,620 USDArkansas7,620North Carolina: 7,594 USDNorth Carolina7,594South Carolina: 7,446 USDSouth Carolina7,446New Mexico: 7,418 USDNew Mexico7,418Texas: 7,217 USDTexas7,217Colorado: 7,075 USDColorado7,075Georgia: 7,055 USDGeorgia7,055Nevada: 6,987 USDNevada6,987Arizona: 6,885 USDArizona6,885Idaho: 6,843 USDIdaho6,843Utah: 6,112 USDUtah6,112District of Columbia: 12,500 USDDistrict of Columbia12,500Alaska: 11,460 USDAlaska11,460Massachusetts: 11,010 USDMassachusetts11,010Vermont: 11,010 USDVermont11,010Delaware: 10,714 USDDelaware10,714New York: 10,305 USDNew York10,305Connecticut: 10,294 USDConnecticut10,294West Virginia: 9,947 USDWest Virginia9,947Rhode Island: 9,914 USDRhode Island9,914New Hampshire: 9,763 USDNew Hampshire9,763South Dakota: 9,627 USDSouth Dakota9,627Maine: 9,591 USDMaine9,591Pennsylvania: 9,562 USDPennsylvania9,562New Jersey: 9,483 USDNew Jersey9,483North Dakota: 9,357 USDNorth Dakota9,357Minnesota: 9,163 USDMinnesota9,163Maryland: 9,001 USDMaryland9,001Ohio: 8,754 USDOhio8,754Wisconsin: 8,654 USDWisconsin8,654Wyoming: 8,652 USDWyoming8,652Nebraska: 8,579 USDNebraska8,579Oregon: 8,438 USDOregon8,438Michigan: 8,372 USDMichigan8,372Indiana: 8,368 USDIndiana8,368Iowa: 8,358 USDIowa8,358Montana: 8,344 USDMontana8,344Florida: 8,330 USDFlorida8,330Kentucky: 8,306 USDKentucky8,306Illinois: 8,300 USDIllinois8,300Missouri: 8,261 USDMissouri8,261Louisiana: 8,201 USDLouisiana8,201California: 7,998 USDCalifornia7,998Washington: 7,904 USDWashington7,904Oklahoma: 7,902 USDOklahoma7,902Tennessee: 7,806 USDTennessee7,806Mississippi: 7,777 USDMississippi7,777Virginia: 7,750 USDVirginia7,750Hawaii: 7,747 USDHawaii7,747Alabama: 7,657 USDAlabama7,657Kansas: 7,634 USDKansas7,634Arkansas: 7,620 USDArkansas7,620North Carolina: 7,594 USDNorth Carolina7,594South Carolina: 7,446 USDSouth Carolina7,446New Mexico: 7,418 USDNew Mexico7,418Texas: 7,217 USDTexas7,217Colorado: 7,075 USDColorado7,075Georgia: 7,055 USDGeorgia7,055Nevada: 6,987 USDNevada6,987Arizona: 6,885 USDArizona6,885Idaho: 6,843 USDIdaho6,843Utah: 6,112 USDUtah6,112
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

RankStates2015
USD		Change on 2014
1District of Columbia12,500+4.4%
2Alaska11,460+8.8%
3Massachusetts11,010+5.9%
3Vermont11,010+4%
5Delaware10,714+4.4%
6New York10,305+5.1%
7Connecticut10,294+4.7%
8West Virginia9,947+6%
9Rhode Island9,914+4.5%
10New Hampshire9,763+4.2%
11South Dakota9,627+5.8%
12Maine9,591+5.2%
13Pennsylvania9,562+4.6%
14New Jersey9,483+5.3%
15North Dakota9,357+3.9%
16Minnesota9,163+2.7%
17Maryland9,001+5%
18Ohio8,754+4.2%
19Wisconsin8,654+3.4%
20Wyoming8,652+4.6%
21Nebraska8,579+4.9%
22Oregon8,438+6.8%
23Michigan8,372+5.1%
24Indiana8,368+4.6%
25Iowa8,358+4.9%
26Montana8,344+5.1%
27Florida8,330+4.6%
28Kentucky8,306+4.3%
29Illinois8,300+3.5%
30Missouri8,261+5.5%
31Louisiana8,201+4.4%
32California7,998+7%
33Washington7,904+4%
34Oklahoma7,902+3.2%
35Tennessee7,806+5.2%
36Mississippi7,777+3.7%
37Virginia7,750+4%
38Hawaii7,747+7.2%
39Alabama7,657+5.2%
40Kansas7,634+3.6%
41Arkansas7,620+4.6%
42North Carolina7,594+5.6%
43South Carolina7,446+3.3%
44New Mexico7,418+5.8%
45Texas7,217+5.7%
46Colorado7,075+5.9%
47Georgia7,055+6.5%
48Nevada6,987+3.9%
49Arizona6,885+4.9%
50Idaho6,843+3.4%
51Utah6,112+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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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 $12,500 in 2015, 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 $6,112 in 2015.

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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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