Which U.S. States Have Received The Most Federal Coronavirus Funding Since The Pandemic Erupted? [Infographic]

In the first weeks after the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the United States, it caused economic devastation of historic proportions with the unemployment rate skyrocketing to nearly 15%, a fifth of households becoming food insecure while tens of millions of tenants were suddenly threatened with eviction. Faced with a level […]

In the first weeks after the coronavirus pandemic erupted in the United States, it caused economic devastation of historic proportions with the unemployment rate skyrocketing to nearly 15%, a fifth of households becoming food insecure while tens of millions of tenants were suddenly threatened with eviction. Faced with a level of economic carnage not seen since the Great Depression, policymakers scrambled to enact several bills to support local governments, businesses and individuals across the country. The effort has resulted in some success with unemployment dropping back down to 8.4% in early September while the CDC moved to protect tenants by introducing a moratorium on eviction. According to a new analysis by the Peterson Foundation, some $1.7 trillion had been dispersed as loans or other federal programs as of September 14th.

The data provides an interesting overview of the amount of funding distributed to different states in the form of 13 major Covid-19 programs. They range from the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Impact Payments to FEMA Disaster Relief Funding, educational support and infrastructure grants. At state level, the highest amount of funding has gone to California at just over $231 billion while New York and Texas have received the second and third-highest sums at $132.8 billion and $124.7 billion, respectively. Vermont and Wyoming still have the lowest number of coronavirus cases in the country as of September 21 and they have also received the lowest level of financial support with less than $4.5 billion each, according to the Peterson Foundation.

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