I notice there is a lot of talk of secession on this board. Louisiana is one of the biggest takers, meaning this state takes in far more revenue from the federal government than it gives back. It would be economically disastrous for Louisiana and these other states to secede.

In fact the 7 biggest takers are all very strong red states. South Carolina is the biggest taker but Florida, North Dakota, Alabama, Mississippi, and Indiana also depend heavily on the government teat.

See the below chart:

Revenue[5] Spending[6] Net Revenue Spending Net
Delaware 20,062 6,246 13,816 32.0% 10.0% 22.0%
Minnesota 90,704 48,377 42,326 29.1% 15.5% 13.6%
Nebraska 23,802 9,708 14,094 21.7% 8.9% 12.9%
New Jersey 128,052 61,687 66,365 23.6% 11.4% 12.2%
Ohio 124,731 63,294 61,437 22.1% 11.2% 10.9%
Illinois 137,068 60,945 76,123 19.0% 8.5% 10.6%
Arkansas 28,772 17,849 10,924 23.2% 14.4% 8.8%
Kansas 24,729 13,261 11,468 17.2% 9.2% 8.0%
New York 231,880 135,858 96,022 17.7% 10.4% 7.3%
Rhode Island 13,011 9,812 3,199 24.5% 18.4% 6.0%
Colorado 46,539 29,850 16,688 15.8% 10.1% 5.7%
Massachusetts 90,464 66,816 23,648 20.3% 15.0% 5.3%
Wyoming 5,305 2,908 2,398 11.7% 6.4% 5.3%
Georgia 74,301 51,405 22,896 16.3% 11.3% 5.0%
California 334,425 227,605 106,820 15.2% 10.3% 4.8%
Oklahoma 30,057 21,628 8,428 16.5% 11.9% 4.6%
Utah 17,658 11,713 5,945 12.5% 8.3% 4.2%
Washington 59,880 44,779 15,101 14.7% 11.0% 3.7%
Texas 249,912 197,578 52,334 16.3% 12.9% 3.4%
Missouri 54,412 45,126 9,286 19.7% 16.3% 3.4%
District of Columbia 24,464 21,104 3,360 21.6% 18.6% 3.0%
New Hampshire 10,002 8,127 1,875 14.7% 12.0% 2.8%
South Dakota 6,317 5,042 1,276 13.5% 10.8% 2.7%
Iowa 21,189 17,942 3,248 12.8% 10.8% 2.0%
Michigan 68,915 61,124 7,791 15.9% 14.1% 1.8%
Oregon 25,716 21,805 3,911 11.7% 9.9% 1.8%
Nevada 15,858 13,654 2,205 12.0% 10.3% 1.7%
North Carolina 66,102 58,260 7,842 14.0% 12.4% 1.7%
Alaska 5,293 5,032 261 8.9% 8.5% 0.4%
Maryland 56,332 57,289 -957 16.5% 16.7% -0.3%
Connecticut 53,703 55,356 -1,652 21.5% 22.2% -0.7%
Vermont 4,046 4,268 -222 13.7% 14.5% -0.8%
Idaho 8,669 10,148 -1,479 13.9% 16.3% -2.4%
Montana 4,997 6,168 -1,171 11.3% 14.0% -2.7%
Virginia 71,365 90,828 -19,462 15.8% 20.1% -4.3%
Hawaii 7,140 10,410 -3,270 9.5% 13.8% -4.3%
Tennessee 53,909 70,289 -16,380 18.7% 24.4% -5.7%
Louisiana 40,185 54,903 -14,718 15.8% 21.7% -5.8%
Arizona 36,769 53,830 -17,061 13.2% 19.3% -6.1%
Maine 6,745 10,652 -3,907 12.3% 19.5% -7.1%
Pennsylvania 120,398 169,125 -48,727 18.7% 26.2% -7.6%
West Virginia 6,799 12,980 -6,181 9.2% 17.5% -8.4%
New Mexico 8,547 18,715 -10,169 9.3% 20.3% -11.0%
Wisconsin 46,381 83,004 -36,623 16.4% 29.4% -13.0%
Indiana 50,994 92,428 -41,434 16.1% 29.1% -13.1%
Mississippi 10,430 24,448 -14,018 9.9% 23.2% -13.3%
Kentucky 27,744 60,563 -32,819 15.1% 33.0% -17.9%
Florida 141,178 284,582 -143,404 17.6% 35.6% -17.9%
Alabama 23,766 58,473 -34,707 12.3% 30.2% -17.9%
North Dakota 7,562 28,973 -21,412 13.4% 51.4% -38.0%
South Carolina 20,446 109,834 -89,388 11.1% 59.8% -48.7%
TOTAL 2,837,725 2,705,800 131,925 17.0% 16.2% 0.8%