Government pork state rankiings

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THE LIST

Government pork state rankiings

April 17, 2006

Citizens Against Government Waste recently released this list of states receiving the most federal pork-barrel projects per capita. The national average cost of pork-barrel projects is $30.55 per person.

STATE* | PORK PER CAPITA

1 Alaska $489.87

2 Hawaii $378.29

3 Washington, D.C.* $182.07

4 West Virginia $131.58

5 North Dakota $123.35

6 Mississippi $110.01

7 Montana $106.41

8 Nevada $69.15

9 New Mexico $66.90

10 South Dakota $63.74

11 New Hampshire $62.36

12 Vermont $51.52

13 Idaho $49.17

14. Rhode Island $48.46

15 Alabama $44.55

16 Kentucky $44.43

17 Washington $40.25

18 Utah $39.51

19 Louisiana $39.29

20 Arizona $38.34

21 Colorado $38.00

22 Maryland $37.65

23 Wyoming $36.47

24 Delaware $35.46

43 California $20.33

Source: Citizens Against Government Waste

*including Washington, D.C.