Washington Ranked as One of the Least Federally Dependent States

There are plenty of reasons for a state to receive aid from federal funding. These can be for transportation, healthcare, disaster relief if something huge happens like an earthquake or flooding or tornado. There are plenty more reasons why one state may need funding than another state. Some states rely on federal funding more than others as well.

But where does Washington State land on this list for federal dependency?

Financial website Wallet Hub ranked every state from most to least dependent and Washington State is one of the states that's least dependent from federal dependency.

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Turns out, Washington doesn't need as much help as many other states.

Washington State was ranked 8th least federally dependent state of all 50 states.

Washington doesn't rely on the help as much as Alaska which is the most federally dependent. Other states to round out the top five are Kentucky, West Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The least dependent state is New Jersey.

Is is fun to see the other states and where they rank. You can play your own mental game of how close Washington is to other nearby states or larger or smaller states.

A few more facts about Washington State's dependency on federal aid.

Washington State is 18th for share of federal jobs.
Washington State is 35th for federal funding as a share of state revenue.
Washington State is 48th for return on taxes paid to the federal government.

Washington State is doing just fine. But when disaster strikes like we get another volcano eruption or something, we'll know what to do.