Yes, that's true for the average, but doesn't affect the median, which is basically exactly equal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels_in_the_United

Yes, that's true for the average, but doesn't affect the median, which is basically exactly equal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels_in_the_United... if you look at taxes, it depends on what kind of taxes you count, for example North Dakota's severance taxes makes it rank #1 in the nation, but it's from drilling for oil/gas But if you look at the highest state spending per capita https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/per-capita-state-spending/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Per%20Capita%20State%20Spending%22,%22sort%22:%22desc%22%7D https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/per-capita-state-s... #1 is DC, so it's the "richest state" even though it's not a real state, with #2 Alaska spending the most per each resident of which there are not much The conclusion is that California in reality doesn't spend the most on its residents