Winners and Losers in Earmark Dollar Distribution

Top Five Over- and Under "Earmarked" States (Rank of Earmarked Dollars Received/Population, 2005) Over-Earmarked
  • 1 Alaska (6/47)
  • 2 Hawaii (14/42)
  • 3 West Virginia (10/37)
  • 4 Alabama (9/23)
  • 5 Maryland (8/19)
Under-Earmarked
  • 1 Georgia (24/9)
  • 2 Indiana (30/15)
  • 3 Colorado (36/22)
  • 4 North Carolina (21/10)
  • 5 New Jersey (22/11)
Earmark Rankings: USA Today, 4/26/07
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