Washington, D.C. has the highest Medicaid spending per enrollee, while Tennessee has the lowest, according to an Aug. 16 report from KFF.
National Medicaid spending per enrollee was $7,593 in 2021, the most recent data available.
This data includes total state and federal spending per enrollee for full-benefit Medicaid enrollees. Overall, children account for 37% of full-benefit enrollment, but only 15% of spending. Seniors and individuals with disabilities account for 21% of enrollment but 52% of spending.
States ranked by Medicaid spending per enrollee:
- Washington, D.C: $12,425
- Virginia: $11,915
- Minnesota: $11,381
- Massachusetts: $10,456
- Delaware: $10,360
- New York: $9,872
- Kentucky: $9,702
- Kansas: $9,449
- Alaska: $9,063
- New Hampshire: $9,048
- New Jersey: $8,934
- Connecticut: $8,887
- Nebraska: $8,879
- North Dakota: $8,854
- Ohio: $8,824
- Maryland: $8,750
- Maine: $8,742
- Pennsylvania: $8,415
- Utah: $8,403
- Indiana: $8,334
- Missouri: $8,103
- Rhode Island: $8,073
- South Dakota: $8,069
- Mississippi: $7,836
- Vermont: $7,824
- Arizona: $7,800
- Iowa: $7,767
- California: $7,646
- New Mexico: $7,543
- North Carolina: $7,494
- Louisiana: $7,418
- West Virginia: $7,317
- Wisconsin: $7,295
- Idaho: $7,269
- Wyoming: $7,230
- Texas: $7,201
- Oregon: $7,026
- Washington: $6,915
- Montana: $6,905
- Hawaii: $6,690
- Arkansas: $6,357
- Colorado: $6,069
- Michigan: $5,835
- Illinois: $5,650
- South Carolina: $5,365
- Nevada: $5,267
- Alabama: $5,226
- Georgia: $5,223
- Florida: $5,181
- Oklahoma: $4,839
- Tennessee: $3,750