Arizona finished ninth lowest in the size of its state and local government operations, based on their share of the state’s gross domestic product, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis.

State and local governments in Arizona have a share of state GDP estimated at $3,795 per capita, the study said. The total GDP per capita in the state is $43,096. 

Employees employed by state and local governments represent 12.4 percent of the state’s total workforce, the analysis found.

The GDP amount for state and local governments includes social spending, employee salaries, public education programs, water treatment operations and public safety budgets, according to 24/7 Wall St.

Some of the states with the biggest government sectors also require residents to pay higher levels of taxes, the study found. But other states have relatively large governments and low tax rates on individuals because they have natural resources whose extraction can be subject to levies, according to the analysis.

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States With the Smallest Government Sectors

Rank	State	State, Local Government Share of GDP per Capita	Total GDP per Capita	State, Local Employees, as a % of Total Workforce	Median Household Income
1	Florida	$3,392	$43,052	10.9%	$52,594
2	Indiana	$3,494	$48,738	12.3%	$54,181
3	Tennessee	$3,658	$47,695	12.6%	$51,340
4	Idaho	$3,686	$39,843	15.1%	$52,225
5	Arkansas	$3,710	$38,467	15.1%	$45,869
6	Georgia	$3,758	$49,663	12.9%	$56,183
7	Kentucky	$3,760	$41,659	14.2%	$48,375
8	Missouri	$3,791	$46,064	13.0%	$53,578
9	Arizona	$3,795	$43,096	12.4%	$56,581
10	Pennsylvania	$3,833	$55,602	10.0%	$59,195
11	Michigan	$3,895	$46,858	12.5%	$54,909
12	West Virginia	$3,912	$39,495	17.3%	$43,469
13	Maine	$3,965	$42,356	13.4%	$56,277
14	Louisiana	$3,991	$49,606	14.9%	$46,145
15	Mississippi	$4,027	$34,029	18.6%	$43,529
16	Utah	$4,047	$49,740	13.8%	$68,358
17	Nevada	$4,065	$48,189	10.0%	$58,003
18	Alabama	$4,078	$40,279	16.1%	$48,123
19	Rhode Island	$4,123	$50,827	10.1%	$63,870
20	Ohio	$4,127	$51,456	12.5%	$54,021
21	New Hampshire	$4,129	$55,744	11.8%	$73,381
22	Montana	$4,173	$42,173	16.1%	$53,386
23	North Carolina	$4,194	$47,778	14.4%	$52,752
24	Texas	$4,249	$58,417	13.8%	$59,206
25	South Dakota	$4,253	$51,997	15.4%	$56,521
26	Illinois	$4,425	$59,980	12.1%	$62,992
27	Colorado	$4,474	$59,057	14.2%	$69,117
28	Virginia	$4,485	$55,929	13.5%	$71,535
29	Maryland	$4,488	$60,886	13.1%	$80,776
30	South Carolina	$4,557	$39,883	15.5%	$50,570
31	Wisconsin	$4,580	$51,575	12.6%	$59,305
32	Kansas	$4,588	$52,297	16.4%	$56,422
33	Minnesota	$4,589	$59,057	13.3%	$68,388
34	Oklahoma	$4,680	$48,954	17.5%	$50,051
35	Massachusetts	$4,885	$72,635	11.2%	$77,385
36	New Mexico	$4,900	$44,187	18.3%	$46,744
37	Vermont	$4,928	$47,921	15.6%	$57,513
38	Hawaii	$4,958	$56,880	14.1%	$77,765
39	Oregon	$5,046	$50,996	13.9%	$60,212
40	Delaware	$5,063	$66,023	13.2%	$62,852
41	Iowa	$5,113	$54,101	15.2%	$58,570
42	New Jersey	$5,153	$62,263	13.2%	$80,088
43	Connecticut	$5,162	$67,784	12.9%	$74,168
44	North Dakota	$5,433	$67,308	16.8%	$61,843
45	Nebraska	$5,621	$58,141	15.3%	$59,970
46	California	$5,638	$67,698	13.6%	$71,805
47	Washington	$5,653	$67,242	14.6%	$70,979
48	New York	$6,072	$73,531	14.1%	$64,894
49	Wyoming	$7,415	$66,413	21.1%	$60,434
50	Alaska	$7,443	$70,936	19.8%	$73,181

Source: 24/7 Wall St.