American Rescue Plan funds going to Nevada equal 17.2% of its state budget, 3rd highest in U.S.
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
RankState Allocation as % of 2020 State Spending1Wyoming22.7%2South Dakota20.1%3Nevada17.2%4Vermont17.0%5North Dakota14.5%6New Hampshire14.1%7Texas12.2%8Idaho11.1%9 (tie)Michigan10.9%9 (tie)Montana10.9%11Illinois10.5%12Arizona10.3%13Tennessee10.0%14Missouri9.8%15Florida9.7%16Maine9.5%17 (tie)Colorado9.4%17 (tie)Rhode Island9.4%19South Carolina9.3%20New Jersey9.2%21 (tie)Hawaii9.0%21 (tie)North Carolina9.0%23Georgia8.9%24Kansas8.5%25Massachusetts8.4%26 (tie)Connecticut8.3%26 (tie)Mississippi8.3%26 (tie)Washington8.3%29New Mexico8.2%30 (tie)Louisiana8.1%30 (tie)Nebraska8.1%32 (tie)Alaska8.0%32 (tie)California8.0%34 (tie)Indiana7.9%34 (tie)Pennsylvania7.9%36Delaware7.8%37Maryland7.7%38West Virginia7.6%39Oklahoma7.5%40 (tie)Alabama7.4%40 (tie)New York7.4%42Ohio7.2%43Utah6.9%44Virginia6.7%45Minnesota6.3%46Iowa6.1%47Arkansas5.7%48Kentucky5.5%49Oregon5.4%50Wisconsin4.9%
Source: Pew Charitable Trusts
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