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The President's War Request: Local Costs Updated

As Congress considers additional war funding, NPP offers a state-level table and breakdowns of the President's proposed Iraq war spending by congressional district, county and city.

NPP's analysis shows that of the President's $178 billion war spending request, $135.4 billion is dedicated to the Iraq War, with close to $83.7 billion allocated for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2008 and $51.7 billion allocated for the first three months of Fiscal Year 2009. The remainder of the $178 billion in war funding is for Afghanistan and other Global War on Terror activities.

The table below shows, for each state, how much money has already been allocated to the Iraq war, what the additional amount under consideration will cost, and what that money could buy in local services instead. For congressional district, county, and city data, click here.

 

  Cost of Iraq War to States What the New Funding Could Buy:
States and US Total Iraq War Funding Approved to Date   President's New Funding Request (partial FY08 and FY09) Affordable Housing Units, OR Elementary School Teachers, OR Health Coverage for Children and Adults
United States 525,900,000,000   135,421,191,000 1,053,429 2,224,578 39,912,404
Alabama 4,818,118,588   1,240,683,319 15,047 24,945 517,104
Alaska 899,964,448   231,744,167 1,468 3,263 32,569
Arizona 7,240,543,756   1,864,466,741 14,194 42,111 421,262
Arkansas 4,925,669,004   1,268,377,948 18,851 26,542 838,741
California 66,619,758,891   17,154,833,796 51,350 246,389 7,060,707
Colorado 8,039,336,113   2,070,158,721 10,961 36,770 630,187
Connecticut 12,843,364,730   3,307,213,821 15,840 45,656 1,092,680
Delaware 3,296,178,459   848,778,119 5,524 13,900 230,078
District Of Columbia 2,258,014,498   581,447,067 2,019 9,522 148,788
Florida 28,852,908,375   7,429,730,397 54,793 126,679 2,621,474
Georgia 15,170,839,097   3,906,547,060 32,325 66,836 993,795
Hawaii 1,700,448,944   437,871,879 1,371 8,097 146,136
Idaho 1,429,371,573   368,068,456 3,390 6,527 101,450
Illinois 28,476,876,662   7,332,900,843 53,167 112,705 3,063,148
Indiana 8,007,600,228   2,061,986,613 21,589 36,120 610,802
Iowa 3,981,859,531   1,025,343,526 12,759 22,958 306,861
Kansas 4,149,603,280   1,068,538,160 12,838 22,979 341,715
Kentucky 4,037,951,374   1,039,787,382 12,107 20,136 286,617
Louisiana 4,003,788,928   1,030,990,426 12,388 21,041 307,578
Maine 1,415,578,038   364,516,569 2,848 6,874 114,740
Maryland 10,192,361,421   2,624,570,684 14,076 41,569 515,415
Massachusetts 14,860,068,528   3,826,522,492 13,291 54,753 1,146,864
Michigan 13,974,312,367   3,598,437,011 29,007 50,834 1,352,989
Minnesota 12,629,660,460   3,252,184,182 20,768 55,736 935,544
Mississippi 2,046,351,722   526,943,121 7,760 10,812 118,519
Missouri 8,019,567,388   2,065,068,201 20,735 40,974 775,400
Montana 805,380,642   207,388,488 1,986 4,676 37,289
Nebraska 3,781,318,492   973,703,468 10,853 18,149 268,063
Nevada 4,711,096,077   1,213,124,628 6,476 25,695 278,070
New Hampshire 2,150,284,671   553,706,239 2,892 9,578 146,201
New Jersey 24,021,901,050   6,185,728,181 24,589 87,975 568,018
New Mexico 1,600,810,234   412,214,543 4,205 8,006 110,123
New York 47,177,392,597   12,148,352,717 69,058 140,708 2,240,327
North Carolina 14,235,116,438   3,665,595,022 34,692 76,010 785,042
North Dakota 634,583,040   163,407,475 2,309 3,364 50,216
Ohio 18,445,890,559   4,749,884,899 44,299 75,695 1,683,556
Oklahoma 7,988,073,299   2,056,958,357 29,157 47,505 1,020,099
Oregon 4,235,091,786   1,090,551,766 6,750 18,606 221,870
Pennsylvania 20,053,253,367   5,163,786,755 52,483 81,851 1,275,337
Rhode Island 2,105,613,582   542,203,269 2,504 7,849 184,816
South Carolina 3,854,351,514   992,509,740 9,706 19,179 532,000
South Dakota 799,819,343   205,956,433 2,557 4,833 81,112
Tennessee 8,108,494,383   2,087,967,230 21,714 41,906 435,808
Texas 43,014,415,698   11,076,370,800 132,053 207,714 2,529,383
Utah 2,821,333,669   726,503,833 5,156 13,911 248,242
Vermont 764,666,482   196,904,441 1,444 3,513 64,584
Virginia 14,243,852,487   3,667,844,587 23,934 53,399 1,027,039
Washington 11,942,149,141   3,075,147,480 16,990 50,289 487,832
West Virginia 1,436,159,489   369,816,369 5,233 7,443 116,245
Wisconsin 8,387,335,888   2,159,769,947 18,018 37,676 1,392,502
Wyoming 902,671,956   232,441,360 2,152 4,256 63,286
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