Question

study the who are americans? infographic to answer the question that follows.

fiscal transfers between the states and the federal government, 2021

order the following states according to which state receives the most federal spending per dollar of federal taxes to which state receives the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes.

Explanation:

Identify state categories from the map legend

• Darkest shade (almost black/dark grey, e.g., New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi): \$2.01 or more
• Dark green (e.g., Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Alabama): \$1.51 - \$2.00
• Medium green (e.g., Texas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Florida): \$1.01 - \$1.50
• Light green/yellowish (e.g., California, Utah, Colorado, Washington, New York): \$1.00 or less

Analyze the specific states to be ordered

The prompt asks to order states from the most federal spending per dollar of federal taxes to the least federal spending per dollar of federal taxes.

• Most spending per tax dollar corresponds to the highest category: \$2.01 or more (Darkest shade).
• Intermediate spending corresponds to the middle categories: \$1.51 - \$2.00 (Dark green) and \$1.01 - \$1.50 (Medium green).
• Least spending per tax dollar corresponds to the lowest category: \$1.00 or less (Light green/yellowish).

Determine the final ordering sequence

1. Most: States in the darkest shade category (\( \ge \$2.01 \)), such as New Mexico (NM), West Virginia (WV), Kentucky (KY), Mississippi (MS), or Alaska (AK).
2. High-Medium: States in the dark green category (\( \$1.51 - \$2.00 \)), such as Arizona (AZ), Oklahoma (OK), Louisiana (LA), Alabama (AL), or Virginia (VA).
3. Low-Medium: States in the medium green category (\( \$1.01 - \$1.50 \)), such as Texas (TX), Florida (FL), Montana (MT), North Dakota (ND), South Dakota (SD), or Kansas (KS).
4. Least: States in the light green/yellowish category (\( \le \$1.00 \)), such as California (CA), Washington (WA), Utah (UT), Colorado (CO), Illinois (IL), New York (NY), or Massachusetts (MA).

Answer:

To order the states from the most federal spending per tax dollar to the least federal spending per tax dollar, arrange them by their color-coded categories on the map:

1. Most Federal Spending (\( \ge \$2.01 \)): Darkest shade (e.g., New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alaska)
2. High-Medium Federal Spending (\( \$1.51 - \$2.00 \)): Dark green (e.g., Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Alabama, Virginia)
3. Low-Medium Federal Spending (\( \$1.01 - \$1.50 \)): Medium green (e.g., Texas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas)
4. Least Federal Spending (\( \le \$1.00 \)): Light green/yellowish (e.g., California, Washington, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts)