State Comparisons

State

Rank

Expenses per adjusted admission

ALASKA

1

$15,054

NEW YORK

2

$12,164

CALIFORNIA

3

$11,451

WASHINGTON

4

$10,899

MASSACHUSETTS

5

$10,728

HAWAII

6

$10,699

NEBRASKA

7

$10,667

COLORADO

8

$10,599

NEW HAMPSHIRE

9

$10,469

CONNECTICUT

10

$10,376

NEW JERSEY

11

$10,357

DELAWARE

12

$10,308

OREGON

13

$10,165

MINNESOTA

14

$10,043

RHODE ISLAND

15

$9,970

MAINE

16

$9,862

WISCONSIN

17

$9,633

INDIANA

18

$9,616

MISSOURI

19

$9,496

PENNSYLVANIA

20

$9,442

MARYLAND

21

$9,359

TEXAS

22

$9,340

OHIO

23

$9,329

SOUTH DAKOTA

24

$9,247

MICHIGAN

25

$9,243

UTAH

26

$9,237

ARIZONA

27

$9,175

SOUTH CAROLINA

28

$9,151

ILLINOIS

29

$8,995

VERMONT

30

$8,928

MONTANA

31

$8,806

VIRGINIA

32

$8,786

NORTH CAROLINA

33

$8,685

NEW MEXICO

34

$8,659

NORTH DAKOTA

35

$8,649

GEORGIA

36

$8,644

NEVADA

37

$8,579

WYOMING

38

$8,570

FLORIDA

39

$8,485

IOWA

40

$8,290

TENNESSEE

41

$8,192

KANSAS

42

$8,018

IDAHO

43

$7,728

MISSISSIPPI

44

$7,644

LOUISIANA

45

$7,626

OKLAHOMA

46

$7,498

KENTUCKY

47

$7,389

ARKANSAS

48

$7,289

WEST VIRGINIA

49

$7,227

ALABAMA

50

$6,988

UNITED STATES

$9,711