Most states spend less than $100 per person on public health

Annual public health expenditures per resident by state-level agencies. 

$50100150200 Not available

Expenditures are inflation-adjusted to constant 2019 dollars and reflect a 2016–18 average. Data includes transfers to local health departments. Sources: State Health Expenditure Dataset, U.S. Census Bureau
Graphic: Hannah Recht/KHN, Francois Duckett/AP
AP & KHN