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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 2016, at $12,851. Utah had the lowest, at $6,398. The median was $8,630 and the figure for the United States was $8,652. Source: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.

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Highest12,851District of Columbia
Lowest6,398Utah
Median8,63051 states
United States8,652History

Map of states, 2016

Alabama: 7,968 USDAlaska: 11,761 USDArizona: 7,189 USDArkansas: 8,079 USDCalifornia: 8,325 USDColorado: 7,323 USDConnecticut: 10,705 USDDelaware: 10,933 USDDistrict of Columbia: 12,851 USDFlorida: 8,519 USDGeorgia: 7,353 USDHawaii: 8,041 USDIdaho: 6,974 USDIllinois: 8,630 USDIndiana: 8,776 USDIowa: 8,464 USDKansas: 7,845 USDKentucky: 8,611 USDLouisiana: 8,542 USDMaine: 10,018 USDMaryland: 9,321 USDMassachusetts: 11,490 USDMichigan: 8,707 USDMinnesota: 9,540 USDMississippi: 8,170 USDMissouri: 8,608 USDMontana: 8,680 USDNebraska: 8,943 USDNevada: 7,377 USDNew Hampshire: 10,157 USDNew Jersey: 9,979 USDNew Mexico: 7,717 USDNew York: 10,927 USDNorth Carolina: 7,886 USDNorth Dakota: 9,682 USDOhio: 9,062 USDOklahoma: 8,132 USDOregon: 8,699 USDPennsylvania: 9,980 USDRhode Island: 10,159 USDSouth Carolina: 7,669 USDSouth Dakota: 10,046 USDTennessee: 8,065 USDTexas: 7,393 USDUtah: 6,398 USDVermont: 11,246 USDVirginia: 7,987 USDWashington: 8,097 USDWest Virginia: 10,488 USDWisconsin: 8,809 USDWyoming: 8,976 USD
  • Under 7,800
  • 7,800 to 8,100
  • 8,100 to 8,600
  • 8,600 to 9,100
  • 9,100 to 10K
  • 10K and over
USD, 2016. 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, 2016

District of Columbia: 12,851 USDDistrict of Columbia12,851Alaska: 11,761 USDAlaska11,761Massachusetts: 11,490 USDMassachusetts11,490Vermont: 11,246 USDVermont11,246Delaware: 10,933 USDDelaware10,933New York: 10,927 USDNew York10,927Connecticut: 10,705 USDConnecticut10,705West Virginia: 10,488 USDWest Virginia10,488Rhode Island: 10,159 USDRhode Island10,159New Hampshire: 10,157 USDNew Hampshire10,157South Dakota: 10,046 USDSouth Dakota10,046Maine: 10,018 USDMaine10,018Pennsylvania: 9,980 USDPennsylvania9,980New Jersey: 9,979 USDNew Jersey9,979North Dakota: 9,682 USDNorth Dakota9,682Minnesota: 9,540 USDMinnesota9,540Maryland: 9,321 USDMaryland9,321Ohio: 9,062 USDOhio9,062Wyoming: 8,976 USDWyoming8,976Nebraska: 8,943 USDNebraska8,943Wisconsin: 8,809 USDWisconsin8,809Indiana: 8,776 USDIndiana8,776Michigan: 8,707 USDMichigan8,707Oregon: 8,699 USDOregon8,699Montana: 8,680 USDMontana8,680Illinois: 8,630 USDIllinois8,630Kentucky: 8,611 USDKentucky8,611Missouri: 8,608 USDMissouri8,608Louisiana: 8,542 USDLouisiana8,542Florida: 8,519 USDFlorida8,519Iowa: 8,464 USDIowa8,464California: 8,325 USDCalifornia8,325Mississippi: 8,170 USDMississippi8,170Oklahoma: 8,132 USDOklahoma8,132Washington: 8,097 USDWashington8,097Arkansas: 8,079 USDArkansas8,079Tennessee: 8,065 USDTennessee8,065Hawaii: 8,041 USDHawaii8,041Virginia: 7,987 USDVirginia7,987Alabama: 7,968 USDAlabama7,968North Carolina: 7,886 USDNorth Carolina7,886Kansas: 7,845 USDKansas7,845New Mexico: 7,717 USDNew Mexico7,717South Carolina: 7,669 USDSouth Carolina7,669Texas: 7,393 USDTexas7,393Nevada: 7,377 USDNevada7,377Georgia: 7,353 USDGeorgia7,353Colorado: 7,323 USDColorado7,323Arizona: 7,189 USDArizona7,189Idaho: 6,974 USDIdaho6,974Utah: 6,398 USDUtah6,398District of Columbia: 12,851 USDDistrict of Columbia12,851Alaska: 11,761 USDAlaska11,761Massachusetts: 11,490 USDMassachusetts11,490Vermont: 11,246 USDVermont11,246Delaware: 10,933 USDDelaware10,933New York: 10,927 USDNew York10,927Connecticut: 10,705 USDConnecticut10,705West Virginia: 10,488 USDWest Virginia10,488Rhode Island: 10,159 USDRhode Island10,159New Hampshire: 10,157 USDNew Hampshire10,157South Dakota: 10,046 USDSouth Dakota10,046Maine: 10,018 USDMaine10,018Pennsylvania: 9,980 USDPennsylvania9,980New Jersey: 9,979 USDNew Jersey9,979North Dakota: 9,682 USDNorth Dakota9,682Minnesota: 9,540 USDMinnesota9,540Maryland: 9,321 USDMaryland9,321Ohio: 9,062 USDOhio9,062Wyoming: 8,976 USDWyoming8,976Nebraska: 8,943 USDNebraska8,943Wisconsin: 8,809 USDWisconsin8,809Indiana: 8,776 USDIndiana8,776Michigan: 8,707 USDMichigan8,707Oregon: 8,699 USDOregon8,699Montana: 8,680 USDMontana8,680Illinois: 8,630 USDIllinois8,630Kentucky: 8,611 USDKentucky8,611Missouri: 8,608 USDMissouri8,608Louisiana: 8,542 USDLouisiana8,542Florida: 8,519 USDFlorida8,519Iowa: 8,464 USDIowa8,464California: 8,325 USDCalifornia8,325Mississippi: 8,170 USDMississippi8,170Oklahoma: 8,132 USDOklahoma8,132Washington: 8,097 USDWashington8,097Arkansas: 8,079 USDArkansas8,079Tennessee: 8,065 USDTennessee8,065Hawaii: 8,041 USDHawaii8,041Virginia: 7,987 USDVirginia7,987Alabama: 7,968 USDAlabama7,968North Carolina: 7,886 USDNorth Carolina7,886Kansas: 7,845 USDKansas7,845New Mexico: 7,717 USDNew Mexico7,717South Carolina: 7,669 USDSouth Carolina7,669Texas: 7,393 USDTexas7,393Nevada: 7,377 USDNevada7,377Georgia: 7,353 USDGeorgia7,353Colorado: 7,323 USDColorado7,323Arizona: 7,189 USDArizona7,189Idaho: 6,974 USDIdaho6,974Utah: 6,398 USDUtah6,398
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

RankStates2016
USD		Change on 2015
1District of Columbia12,851+2.8%
2Alaska11,761+2.6%
3Massachusetts11,490+4.4%
4Vermont11,246+2.1%
5Delaware10,933+2%
6New York10,927+6%
7Connecticut10,705+4%
8West Virginia10,488+5.4%
9Rhode Island10,159+2.5%
10New Hampshire10,157+4%
11South Dakota10,046+4.4%
12Maine10,018+4.5%
13Pennsylvania9,980+4.4%
14New Jersey9,979+5.2%
15North Dakota9,682+3.5%
16Minnesota9,540+4.1%
17Maryland9,321+3.6%
18Ohio9,062+3.5%
19Wyoming8,976+3.7%
20Nebraska8,943+4.2%
21Wisconsin8,809+1.8%
22Indiana8,776+4.9%
23Michigan8,707+4%
24Oregon8,699+3.1%
25Montana8,680+4%
26Illinois8,630+4%
27Kentucky8,611+3.7%
28Missouri8,608+4.2%
29Louisiana8,542+4.2%
30Florida8,519+2.3%
31Iowa8,464+1.3%
32California8,325+4.1%
33Mississippi8,170+5.1%
34Oklahoma8,132+2.9%
35Washington8,097+2.4%
36Arkansas8,079+6%
37Tennessee8,065+3.3%
38Hawaii8,041+3.8%
39Virginia7,987+3.1%
40Alabama7,968+4.1%
41North Carolina7,886+3.8%
42Kansas7,845+2.8%
43New Mexico7,717+4%
44South Carolina7,669+3%
45Texas7,393+2.4%
46Nevada7,377+5.6%
47Georgia7,353+4.2%
48Colorado7,323+3.5%
49Arizona7,189+4.4%
50Idaho6,974+1.9%
51Utah6,398+4.7%

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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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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 $12,851 in 2016, 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 $6,398 in 2016.

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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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