Nevada’s share of American Rescue Plan funding is equivalent to 17.2% of its total state budget in 2020, the third highest percentage among the 50 states, according to a new analysis by Pew Charitable Trusts.
States’ allocations from the federal government’s aid package in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic varied depending on the extent of their unemployment rates late last year, the study said. The funding ranged from a high of 22.7% of state spending in fiscal year 2020 to a low of about 5%, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.
Some states will be able to earmark the money for big-ticket items, such as broadband, water system improvements or unemployment insurance systems that have become diminished, the analysis states.
In nearly three-quarters of states, American Rescue Plan aid to states equals between 5% and 10% of total state spending, including capital disbursements, according to Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Coronavirus Aid to States as Share of Annual Spending
| Rank | State | Allocation as % of 2020 State Spending |
| 1 | Wyoming | 22.7% |
| 2 | South Dakota | 20.1% |
| 3 | Nevada | 17.2% |
| 4 | Vermont | 17.0% |
| 5 | North Dakota | 14.5% |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 14.1% |
| 7 | Texas | 12.2% |
| 8 | Idaho | 11.1% |
| 9 (tie) | Michigan | 10.9% |
| 9 (tie) | Montana | 10.9% |
| 11 | Illinois | 10.5% |
| 12 | Arizona | 10.3% |
| 13 | Tennessee | 10.0% |
| 14 | Missouri | 9.8% |
| 15 | Florida | 9.7% |
| 16 | Maine | 9.5% |
| 17 (tie) | Colorado | 9.4% |
| 17 (tie) | Rhode Island | 9.4% |
| 19 | South Carolina | 9.3% |
| 20 | New Jersey | 9.2% |
| 21 (tie) | Hawaii | 9.0% |
| 21 (tie) | North Carolina | 9.0% |
| 23 | Georgia | 8.9% |
| 24 | Kansas | 8.5% |
| 25 | Massachusetts | 8.4% |
| 26 (tie) | Connecticut | 8.3% |
| 26 (tie) | Mississippi | 8.3% |
| 26 (tie) | Washington | 8.3% |
| 29 | New Mexico | 8.2% |
| 30 (tie) | Louisiana | 8.1% |
| 30 (tie) | Nebraska | 8.1% |
| 32 (tie) | Alaska | 8.0% |
| 32 (tie) | California | 8.0% |
| 34 (tie) | Indiana | 7.9% |
| 34 (tie) | Pennsylvania | 7.9% |
| 36 | Delaware | 7.8% |
| 37 | Maryland | 7.7% |
| 38 | West Virginia | 7.6% |
| 39 | Oklahoma | 7.5% |
| 40 (tie) | Alabama | 7.4% |
| 40 (tie) | New York | 7.4% |
| 42 | Ohio | 7.2% |
| 43 | Utah | 6.9% |
| 44 | Virginia | 6.7% |
| 45 | Minnesota | 6.3% |
| 46 | Iowa | 6.1% |
| 47 | Arkansas | 5.7% |
| 48 | Kentucky | 5.5% |
| 49 | Oregon | 5.4% |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 4.9% |
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
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