Comparative Federal Tax Contribution by State

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The Federal Aid data comes from census.

Federal government aid to state and local governments includes the following:

1. Direct cash grants to state or local government units.
2. Payments for grants-in-kind, such as purchases of commodities distributed to state or local government institutions (e.g., school lunch and breakfast programs).
3. Payments to nongovernment entities when such payments result in cash or in-kind services passed on to state or local governments.
4. Payments to regional commissions and organizations that are redistributed to the state or local level.
5. Federal government payments to state and local governments for research and development that is an integral part of the provision of public services.
6. Federal revenues shared with state and local governments.

Oh and the the tax data is from the IRS.