- In FY 2022, New York paid $285 billion in federal taxes while receiving $213 billion in federal expenditures
- In FY 2022, California paid $572 billion in federal taxes but received $558 billion in expenditures
- In FY 2022, Florida residents paid $205 billion in federal taxes. Florida received $205 billion in federal expenditures
So, NY and CA were top 10 net contributors and FL was net neutral.
There does seem to be a general pattern where states that lean more Democratic tend to be larger "net contributor" states to the federal budget, while states that lean more Republican tend to be larger "net recipient" states. However, there are certainly exceptions in both directions.
A few key points on the partisan breakdown:
- Of the top 10 "net contributor" states in recent years, 8 of them (NY, NJ, MA, CT, CO, MN, IL, CA) lean Democratic in national elections.
- Of the top 10 "net recipient" states, 9 of them (VA, KY, NM, WV, MS, AL, SC, AR, HI) lean Republican.
- The entirety of the Northeast and West Coast, which is predominantly Democratic, rates as a very high net contributor region overall.
- Rural, lower-income states across the South and Mountain West which lean Republican, tend to receive more than they pay in federal funds.