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American Rescue Plan funds going to Nevada equal 17.2% of its state budget, 3rd highest in U.S.

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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.

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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