Education and training aid per person: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Education and training aid per person ($, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Safety-net and veterans' benefits per person by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 314 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 91 to 220 $
- Group 2: 220 to 261 $
- Group 3: 261 to 314 $
- Group 4: 314 to 361 $
- Highest: 361 to 715 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: BEA's state estimates for 2025 are preliminary and are revised each year.
| 1 | Arizona | 715 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Delaware | 620 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 476 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 434 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 417 |
| 6 | Vermont | 415 |
| 7 | Nevada | 407 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 394 |
| 9 | California | 376 |
| 10 | Alabama | 373 |
| 11 | Florida | 361 |
| 12 | New Jersey | 355 |
| 13 | Mississippi | 353 |
| 14 | West Virginia | 344 |
| 15 | Ohio | 331 |
| 16 | Georgia | 329 |
| 17 | North Carolina | 323 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 318 |
| 18 | Michigan | 318 |
| 18 | Virginia | 318 |
| 21 | Colorado | 314 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 309 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | 301 |
| 24 | Rhode Island | 295 |
| 25 | Indiana | 293 |
| 26 | Washington | 288 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 287 |
| 28 | Tennessee | 284 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | 283 |
| 30 | Illinois | 282 |
| 31 | Maine | 261 |
| 32 | Utah | 259 |
| 33 | Connecticut | 254 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 248 |
| 35 | Missouri | 243 |
| 35 | New York | 243 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 242 |
| 38 | Texas | 239 |
| 39 | Maryland | 228 |
| 40 | Iowa | 226 |
| 41 | Oregon | 220 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 216 |
| 43 | Montana | 207 |
| 44 | Kansas | 203 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 199 |
| 46 | Idaho | 190 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 177 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 176 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 159 |
| 50 | Alaska | 139 |
| 51 | District of Columbia | 91 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC35: Personal current transfer receipts
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, Table SAINC1: Personal income summary: personal income, population, per capita personal income. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by education and training aid per person ($, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Data, SAINC35 Personal current transfer receipts and SAINC1 Personal income, population, per capita personal income (annual, by state); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-education-and-training-aid-per-person/