Ohio and the national debt

Federal money in and out of Ohio

In fiscal year 2025 the IRS collected $210.20 billion in Ohio — $17,663 per resident, 14% above the national average. That ranks 12th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Federal grants to Ohio — Medicaid, highways, education and hundreds of smaller programs, mostly paid to the state and local governments — came to $9.42 billion in fiscal year 2026. That is $792 per resident, 19% below the national average — 42nd highest of the 50 states and DC.

Total federal contract and payment obligations are not compared by state: USAspending records large Medicare payments where the claims contractor or insurer is based. In fiscal year 2025 that placed about $90 billion of health spending on North Dakota, home of a major Medicare contractor. Grants are recorded with the state and local bodies that receive them, so they are the comparable figure.

Taxes and grants are not subtracted here either: taxes are counted where they are filed, often at a company’s headquarters. For an adjusted state balance of payments, see the Rockefeller Institute of Government.

In total that is $46,780 per adult with a credit record, 26% below the US figure of $63,200 — 45th highest of the 50 states and DC. 11.1% of credit card balances were 90 or more days late, against 12.4% nationally.

Ohio’s economy

Ohio produced $976.87 billion of goods and services in 2025, 3.2% of US GDP. Per resident that is $82,087, 26th highest of the 50 states and DC. Measured by economic weight rather than headcount, its share of the national debt would be $1.28 trillion.

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