Study Finds Red States Use Taxpayer Money More Efficiently, Provide Superior Services

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Republican-led red states on average use taxpayers’ money more effectively to provide superior government services than Democrat-led blue states, according to a new study.

WalletHub used 29 metrics to compare the quality and efficiency of state government services across five categories — health, safety, education, the economy, and infrastructure and pollution — taking into account the different rates at which residents are taxed in each state.

According to WalletHub’s findings, red states yield a better return on investment for taxpayers, ranking on average significantly higher than their blue state counterparts. States were designated red or blue based on how they voted in the 2020 presidential election.

Based on this methodology, these are the top 10 states where Americans get the best return in government services for the taxes they pay:

1. New Hampshire (total taxes rank of 3 and government services rank of 4)
2. Florida (total taxes rank of 2 and government services rank of 23)
3. Alaska (total taxes rank of 1 and government services rank of 48)
4. South Dakota (total taxes rank of 6 and government services rank of 25)
5. Texas (total taxes rank of 4 and government services rank of 36)
6. Missouri (total taxes rank of 5 and government services rank of 38)
7. Virginia (total taxes rank of 28 and government services rank of 1)
8. Georgia (total taxes rank of 8 and government services rank of 33)
9. Ohio (total taxes rank of 14 and government services rank of 26)
10. Wyoming (total taxes rank of 19 and government services rank of 16)

And here are the 10 worst states where Americans get the worst return in government services for the taxes they pay:

1. New York (total taxes rank of 41 and government services rank of 20)
2. Louisiana (total taxes rank of 9 and government services rank of 50)
3. Oregon (total taxes rank of 37 and government services rank of 37)
4. Vermont (total taxes rank of 49 and government services rank of 3)
5. Connecticut (total taxes rank of 48 and government services rank of 5)
6. Delaware (total taxes rank of 45 and government services rank of 17)
7. Arkansas (total taxes rank of 33 and government services rank of 44)
8. New Mexico (total taxes rank of 24 and government services rank of 49)
9. Hawaii (total taxes rank of 46 and government services rank of 31)
10. California (total taxes rank of 50 and government services rank of 35)

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