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State-by-State Breakdown
Below is the Cost of Government Day for each state based on the varying government burdens that apply to each state. Federal spending burdens vary because relatively higher burdens are borne by states with relatively higher incomes. Of course, state and local spending burdens vary by state as well.
The highest state Cost of Government Day by far is in Connecticut. The day there falls 18 days later than the rest of the country, coming on July 30th. This is 3 days later than Cost of Government Day for the second highest state, New York, which has been increasing over the past few years.
The third highest Cost of Government Day state New Jersey is followed by Washington, Minnesota and Massachusetts.
State |
# Of Days Worked For Government |
2006 Cost of Government Day |
Rank in 2006 |
United States |
192.5 |
12-Jul |
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Alabama |
175.63 |
25-Jun |
1 |
Alaska |
176.59 |
26-Jun |
2 |
Mississippi |
177.98 |
27-Jun |
3 |
Tennessee |
178.98 |
28-Jun |
4 |
Oklahoma |
179.04 |
29-Jun |
5 |
New Mexico |
180.20 |
30-Jun |
6 |
South Dakota |
181.27 |
1-Jul |
7 |
Montana |
181.29 |
1-Jul |
8 |
Idaho |
181.35 |
1-Jul |
9 |
New Hampshire |
182.25 |
2-Jul |
10 |
Arkansas |
182.47 |
2-Jul |
11 |
South Carolina |
182.47 |
2-Jul |
11 |
West Virginia |
182.49 |
2-Jul |
13 |
Louisiana |
182.53 |
2-Jul |
14 |
Missouri |
183.57 |
3-Jul |
15 |
Iowa |
183.59 |
3-Jul |
16 |
Utah |
183.61 |
3-Jul |
17 |
Delaware |
184.57 |
4-Jul |
18 |
North Dakota |
184.68 |
4-Jul |
19 |
Texas |
184.70 |
2-Jul |
20 |
Kentucky |
184.76 |
4-Jul |
21 |
Arizona |
185.82 |
5-Jul |
22 |
Oregon |
186.94 |
6-Jul |
23 |
North Carolina |
186.98 |
6-Jul |
24 |
Colorado |
188.05 |
8-Jul |
25 |
Georgia |
188.09 |
8-Jul |
26 |
Indiana |
188.13 |
8-Jul |
27 |
Kansas |
188.13 |
8-Jul |
27 |
Nebraska |
189.31 |
9-Jul |
29 |
Virginia |
190.27 |
10-Jul |
30 |
Florida |
190.29 |
10-Jul |
31 |
Pennsylvania |
190.35 |
10-Jul |
32 |
Michigan |
190.37 |
10-Jul |
33 |
Hawaii |
190.43 |
10-Jul |
34 |
Vermont |
191.52 |
11-Jul |
35 |
Ohio |
191.58 |
11-Jul |
36 |
Nevada |
192.52 |
12-Jul |
37 |
Maryland |
193.74 |
13-Jul |
38 |
Wisconsin |
194.93 |
14-Jul |
39 |
Wyoming |
195.93 |
15-Jul |
40 |
California |
197.11 |
17-Jul |
41 |
Illinois |
197.11 |
17-Jul |
41 |
Rhode Island |
198.28 |
18-Jul |
43 |
Maine |
198.44 |
18-Jul |
44 |
Massachusetts |
199.32 |
19-Jul |
45 |
Minnesota |
200.56 |
20-Jul |
46 |
Washington |
201.61 |
21-Jul |
47 |
New Jersey |
203.85 |
23-Jul |
48 |
New York |
207.37 |
27-Jul |
49 |
Connecticut |
210.63 |
30-Jul |
50 |
District of Columbia |
207.37 |
27-Jul |
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