The 10 States Most Dependent on the Federal Government
When it comes to jobs and revenue, these states lean most heavily on the federal government.
This story originally appeared on SmartAsset.com.
The U.S. is a federal republic, meaning that power is held by both the central federal government, located in Washington, D.C., and by the governments of every state and territory that make up the union. But the “division of powers” isn’t as simple as it seems and neither is the division of finances, since states rely on the federal government for money and various programs to help them operate. With all this in mind, SmartAsset crunched the numbers to see which states are the most dependent on the federal government.
15 States Where Retirees Get the Most Social Security
Is your Social Security payment as much as that of retirees in these states?
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How big will your Social Security payments be when you retire? Will you get as much as retirees in the states where the average benefit is highest?
We used new data from Social Security’s latest annual statistical report to rank the 15 states where average payments are greatest for retired workers. The report reflects data from December 2019, the latest such data available.
Our ranking also includes the average monthly amounts paid to to widows and widowers collecting survivors’ benefits, and to the disabled.