Figure HHS-12
Federal Medicaid Program - Interstate Comparisons
Ten Most Populous States
Federal Fiscal Year 1998
Medicaid as a Percentage of State's Budget Population   Annual Eligibles as a Percentage
 of  Total Population
Annual Users as a Percentage of Total Population Expenditures,
Total Funds
(Dollars in Millions)
Unduplicated Annual Eligibles Expenditures Per Eligible FMAP Percentage
All States 19.5 ######## 15.3 13.0 $161,097 ######## 41,361,532 $3,895
California 16.0 ######## 18.9 15.1 16,671 4,854,546 6,191,269 2,693 51.23
Texas 24.1 ######## 13.6 13.1 10,383 2,538,655 2,680,583 3,873 62.28
New York 33.0 ######## 19.3 17.4 23,659 3,151,837 3,500,292 6,759 50.00
Florida 15.2 ######## 13.7 10.9 6,560 1,597,461 2,040,541 3,215 55.65
Pennsylvania 26.4 ######## 14.3 8.5 8,995 1,024,993 1,720,000 5,230 53.39
Illinois 23.0 ######## 14.8 11.7 6,800 1,399,960 1,784,159 3,811 50.00
Ohio 20.9 ######## 12.5 12.5 7,201 1,395,540 1,402,364 5,135 58.14
Michigan 19.6 9,779,984 13.8 11.6 5,884 1,132,783 1,354,718 4,343 53.58
New Jersey 21.9 8,058,384 10.6 6.7 5,562 537,890 857,898 6,483 50.00
Georgia 16.9 7,489,982 16.0 16.1 3,736 1,208,445 1,223,439 3,054 60.84
Sources:  National Association of State Budget Officers, the US Census Bureau, and the federal Department of Health and
                 Human Services, Health Care Financing Administration