SPEED READ: Ten so-called donor states pay more in taxes to the federal government than they receive back in funding for things like Medicaid or education. Connecticut tops the list of donor states. Residents there receive just 74 cents back for every $1 they pay in federal taxes. Thanks to 2017's federal tax overhaul, the number of donor states could grow. That's because the amount residents owe in federal taxes will increase now that the state and local tax deduction is capped.
Residents in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York have some of the highest tax bills in the nation. They also pay thousands more in federal taxes than their state receives back in federal funding.