Critical Data on Maryland State Budget

Maryland spending on state and local government per capita is $6,810 which is BELOW the national average of $ 7,341.

Maryland spending per capita is less than Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts and is only slightly higher than Virginia and North Carolina.

Maryland’s rank among the states is 31st in state spending per capita and 50th in state government spending as a percent of total income despite being ranked 4th in per capita income.

Other Indices

Medicaid Eligibility
Children and Pregnant Women	2nd
Working Parents	42nd
Medicaid Physician Rates	16th
Primary / Secondary Education
Revenues per Student	15th
Average Teacher Salaries	12th
State and Local Government Employment
Per 10,000 Residents	40th

The State Work Force has decreased by 3,167 positions since Fiscal Year 2002.

The logical conclusion from this data is that Maryland is a wealthy state that taxes and spends below the national average and way below its capacity.

The legislative “Doomsday Budget” shows how to balance the state’s structural deficit without new revenues. This would result in major reductions to local governments, and Montgomery County would be the hardest hit with $155 million in proposed cuts. This does not have to happen.

Source: Maryland Department of Fiscal Services
Prepared by: Mark Woodard, Esq. and George Vlasits- Steering Committee Members-Progressive Neighbors