Tracking rising healthcare spending per capita in the 50 US states & DC — Spending tops at $11k+

A study, published in Health Affairs, examined healthcare spending at the U.S. state and regional level from 1991 through 2014.

Here's what the every state and Washington, D.C., spent on healthcare per capita in 2009 and then in 2014:

Note: Data is organized as "State name: 2009 figure | 2014 figure"

Alabama: $6,325 | $7,281

Alaska: $8,745 | $11,064

Arizona: $5,874 | $6,452

Arkansas: $6,238 | $7,408

California: $6,210 | $7,549

Colorado: $5,882 | $6,804

Connecticut: $8,740 | $9,859

Delaware: $8,405 | $10,254

Florida: $7,314 | $8,076

Georgia: $5,513 | $6,587

Hawaii: $6,542 | $7,299

Idaho: $5,700 | $6,927

Illinois: $6,917 | $8,262

Indiana: $6,791 | $7,923

Iowa: $6,946 | $8,200

Kansas: $6,764 | $7,651

Kentucky: $6,698 | $8,004

Louisiana: $6,958 | $7,815

Maine: $8,359 | $9,531

Maryland: $7,507 | $8,602

Massachusetts: $9,417 | $10,559

Michigan: $6,816 | $8,055

Minnesota: $7,521 | $8,107

Mississippi: $6,615 | $7,646

Missouri: $6,902 | $8,107

Montana: $6,701 | $8,221

Nebraska: $7,193 | $8,412

Nevada: $5,700 | $6,714

New Hampshire: $8,134 | $9,589

New Jersey: $7,727 | $8,859

New Mexico: $6,214 | $7,214

New York: $8,542 | $9,778

North Carolina: $6,553 | $7,264

North Dakota: $7,919 | $9,851

Ohio: $7,322 | $8,712

Oklahoma: $6,504 | $7,627

Oregon: $6,484 | $8,044

Pennsylvania: $7,701 | $9,258

Rhode Island: $8,393 | $9,551

South Carolina: $6,363 | $7,311

South Dakota: $7,335 | $8,933

Tennessee: $6,499 | $7,372

Texas: $6,004 | $6,998

Utah: $5,101 | $5,982

Vermont: $8,111 | $10,190

Virginia: $6,452 | $7,556

Washington: $6,838 | $7,913

Washington, D.C.: $10,439 | $11,944

West Virginia: $7,772 | $9,462

Wisconsin: $7,512 | $8,702

Wyoming: $6,972 | $7,913

This data is from CMS' Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group; and the Census Bureau.

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