Category: Public Finance

Local Government Aid Estimates for the American Rescue Plan

Update: Treasury has published official population figures for non-metropolitan cities (non-entitlement units). The aid calculator for cities has been updated to reflect the new list of non-entitlement units and their populations. Read our analysis of the impact of these changes.

June 3, 2021

Update: The official aid figures have been published by Treasury for all state, Tribal, territorial, county, and metropolitan cities. Non-metropolitan city estimates have not been published.

May 10, 2021

Update: Looking for effective and creative uses of ARPA aid to make your community better? Read our explainer and share your ideas with us. We’ll keep more updates coming as we have them.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was signed into law by President Biden on March 11, 2021. ARPA provides $1.9 trillion in economic relief through direct payments (stimulus checks), expanded child tax credits and unemployment benefits, small business loans, and aid to local and state governments.

ARPA allocates $350 billion in aid for state and local governments. This is in addition to the aid previously allocated under prior coronavirus relief efforts (the CARES Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act). Unlike aid in the previous supplemental act, aid in ARPA is largely unrestricted.

How can the funds be used?

Both state and local governments are required to submit to Treasury a certification from the governor or other authorized officer of the state attesting that the state, or local government, needs federal assistance for the purposes below.

  • Respond to the COVID-19 pandemic by addressing its economic effects, including aid to households, small businesses, nonprofits, and industries such as tourism and hospitality;
  • Provide premium pay to essential employees or grants to their employers. Premium pay cannot exceed $13 per hour or $25,000 per worker extra;
  • Provide government services affected by a revenue reduction resulting from COVID-19; and/or
  • Make necessary investments in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure.

How much is the funding?

  • Counties will receive about $195 per resident
  • Larger cities (approx. 50,000 residents or more) will receive an average of $200 to $300 per resident (the funding formula for this category takes into account city need)
  • Smaller municipalities will receive ~$104 per resident

For comparison, in a typical year, the federal government disburses about $250 per resident in aid to all local governments serving that resident (e.g., city, county), not including federal pass-through education aid. ARPA aid more than doubles that amount ​(“Fiscally Standardized Cities” 2017; Chernick, Copeland, and Reschovsky 2020)​.​*​

When will the funds come?

Half the funds will be paid by May 10. The other half will be paid no sooner than 12 months later (May 10, 2022).


ARPA Aid Allocations for 200 Largest Cities

Use the table below to look up the aid allocations for your city. Remember the aid amount below will come in two payments. If your city is not listed here, you can find the full aid allocations or estimates for all municipalities in the U.S. below.

CityStateTreasury AllocationAid Per ResidentPopulation
New YorkNew York$4,259,566,740$5118,336,817
Los AngelesCalifornia$1,278,900,928$3213,979,576
ChicagoIllinois$1,886,591,388$7002,693,976
HoustonTexas$607,769,139$2622,320,268
PhoenixArizona$396,080,366$2361,680,992
PhiladelphiaPennsylvania$1,087,606,822$6871,584,064
San AntonioTexas$326,919,408$2111,547,253
San DiegoCalifornia$299,714,755$2101,423,851
DallasTexas$355,426,891$2651,343,573
San JoseCalifornia$212,280,152$2081,021,795
AustinTexas$188,482,478$193978,908
Jacksonville cityFlorida$157,663,110$173911,507
Fort WorthTexas$173,745,090$191909,585
ColumbusOhio$187,030,138$208898,553
CharlotteNorth Carolina$141,618,325$160885,708
San FranciscoCalifornia$453,586,783$515881,549
IndianapolisIndiana$232,410,707$265876,384
SeattleWashington$232,341,627$308753,675
DenverColorado$166,796,658$229727,211
District Of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia$372,859,344$528705,749
BostonMassachusetts$424,179,607$612692,600
El PasoTexas$154,345,135$226681,728
Nashville-DavidsonTennessee$124,981,265$186670,820
DetroitMichigan$826,675,290$1,234670,031
Oklahoma CityOklahoma$122,507,590$187655,057
PortlandOregon$207,895,373$318654,741
Las VegasNevada$130,568,739$200651,319
MemphisTennessee$161,061,490$247651,073
Louisville-Jefferson CountyKentucky$239,362,213$388617,638
BaltimoreMaryland$525,891,651$886593,490
MilwaukeeWisconsin$394,226,649$668590,157
AlbuquerqueNew Mexico$108,810,857$194560,513
TucsonArizona$135,696,763$248548,073
FresnoCalifornia$170,808,029$321531,576
MesaArizona$105,515,724$204518,012
SacramentoCalifornia$112,313,331$219513,624
AtlantaGeorgia$170,928,821$337506,811
Kansas CityMissouri$194,776,376$393495,327
Brookhaven TownNew York$55,026,837$114480,763
Colorado SpringsColorado$76,039,132$159478,221
OmahaNebraska$112,591,455$235478,192
RaleighNorth Carolina$73,292,365$155474,069
MiamiFlorida$137,639,417$294467,963
Long BeachCalifornia$135,753,078$293462,628
Virginia BeachVirginia$49,027,529$109449,974
OaklandCalifornia$188,081,700$434433,031
MinneapolisMinnesota$271,192,484$631429,606
TulsaOklahoma$87,826,517$219401,190
TampaFlorida$80,373,543$201399,700
ArlingtonTexas$81,498,709$204398,854
New OrleansLouisiana$311,742,151$799390,144
WichitaKansas$72,422,555$186389,938
BakersfieldCalifornia$94,517,089$246384,145
ClevelandOhio$511,721,590$1,343381,009
AuroraColorado$65,424,806$172379,289
AnaheimCalifornia$106,630,239$304350,365
HonoluluHawaii$196,954,703$571345,064
Santa AnaCalifornia$128,360,813$386332,318
RiversideCalifornia$73,535,189$222331,360
Islip TownNew York$47,551,642$144329,610
Corpus ChristiTexas$67,553,894$207326,586
Lexington-FayetteKentucky$58,409,570$181323,152
HendersonNevada$37,368,428$117320,189
San Juan MunicipioPuerto Rico$175,854,727$552318,441
StocktonCalifornia$78,052,072$250312,697
St PaulMinnesota$166,641,623$541308,096
CincinnatiOhio$279,590,123$920303,940
St LouisMissouri$439,692,690$1,463300,576
PittsburghPennsylvania$335,070,222$1,116300,286
GreensboroNorth Carolina$59,430,051$200296,710
LincolnNebraska$45,949,074$159289,102
AnchorageAlaska$47,376,742$165288,000
PlanoTexas$36,424,316$127287,677
OrlandoFlorida$58,032,405$202287,442
IrvineCalifornia$56,433,217$196287,401
NewarkNew Jersey$176,667,606$626282,011
DurhamNorth Carolina$51,881,733$186278,993
Chula VistaCalifornia$57,535,251$210274,492
ToledoOhio$180,948,591$663272,779
Fort WayneIndiana$50,815,327$188270,402
St PetersburgFlorida$45,413,871$171265,351
LaredoTexas$85,558,888$326262,491
Jersey CityNew Jersey$139,971,935$534262,075
ChandlerArizona$34,560,795$132261,165
MadisonWisconsin$47,197,155$182259,680
LubbockTexas$56,575,324$219258,862
ScottsdaleArizona$29,244,706$113258,069
RenoNevada$51,519,997$202255,601
BuffaloNew York$331,356,932$1,298255,284
GilbertArizona$24,159,871$95254,114
GlendaleArizona$59,516,611$236252,381
North Las VegasNevada$46,340,548$184251,974
Winston-SalemNorth Carolina$51,732,065$209247,945
ChesapeakeVirginia$28,469,568$116244,835
NorfolkVirginia$106,991,262$441242,742
FremontCalifornia$44,211,563$183241,110
GarlandTexas$53,513,994$223239,928
IrvingTexas$54,277,494$226239,798
HialeahFlorida$66,834,253$286233,339
RichmondVirginia$110,120,336$478230,436
BoiseIdaho$36,904,682$161228,959
SpokaneWashington$80,991,104$365222,081
Baton RougeLouisiana$79,966,896$363220,236
TacomaWashington$60,969,952$280217,827
San BernardinoCalifornia$77,656,407$360215,784
ModestoCalifornia$45,897,056$213215,196
FontanaCalifornia$50,257,113$234214,547
Des MoinesIowa$94,824,614$443214,237
Moreno ValleyCalifornia$48,481,233$228213,055
Santa ClaritaCalifornia$35,148,685$165212,979
FayettevilleNorth Carolina$40,427,539$191211,657
Babylon TownNew York$27,770,292$132210,141
BirminghamAlabama$141,272,354$675209,403
OxnardCalifornia$59,540,662$285208,881
RochesterNew York$202,141,319$983205,695
Port St LucieFlorida$24,739,425$123201,846
Grand RapidsMichigan$92,279,500$459201,013
HuntsvilleAlabama$34,402,593$172200,574
Salt Lake CityUtah$85,411,572$426200,567
Huntington TownNew York$22,209,010$111200,503
FriscoTexas$16,638,254$83200,490
YonkersNew York$87,486,480$437200,370
AmarilloTexas$39,676,317$199199,371
GlendaleCalifornia$43,521,005$218199,303
Huntington BeachCalifornia$29,606,925$149199,223
Mckinney CityTexas$23,115,761$116199,177
MontgomeryAlabama$41,639,442$210198,525
Augusta-Richmond CountyGeorgia$43,012,121$217197,888
AuroraIllinois$35,221,280$178197,757
AkronOhio$145,337,626$736197,597
Little RockArkansas$37,713,401$191197,312
TempeArizona$45,869,312$234195,805
Columbus-Muscogee CountyGeorgia$40,456,205$207195,769
Overland ParkKansas$18,581,302$95195,494
Grand PrairieTexas$36,709,655$189194,543
TallahasseeFlorida$46,468,128$239194,500
Cape CoralFlorida$25,439,699$131194,495
MobileAlabama$58,203,265$308188,720
KnoxvilleTennessee$42,453,411$226187,603
ShreveportLouisiana$48,240,338$258187,112
WorcesterMassachusetts$110,617,389$597185,428
OntarioCalifornia$45,609,291$247185,010
VancouverWashington$33,135,869$180184,463
Sioux FallsSouth Dakota$25,415,071$138183,793
ChattanoogaTennessee$38,640,506$211182,799
BrownsvilleTexas$65,194,854$357182,781
Ft LauderdaleFlorida$38,133,766$209182,437
ProvidenceRhode Island$131,373,965$730179,883
Newport NewsVirginia$31,981,891$178179,225
Rancho CucamongaCalifornia$26,835,530$151177,603
Santa RosaCalifornia$34,637,465$196176,753
Peoria CityArizona$20,769,706$118175,961
OceansideCalifornia$32,346,514$184175,742
Elk GroveCalifornia$21,944,605$126174,775
SalemOregon$34,127,916$196174,365
Pembroke PinesFlorida$25,463,361$147173,591
EugeneOregon$35,908,037$208172,622
Garden GroveCalifornia$48,374,570$282171,644
CaryNorth Carolina$16,476,072$97170,282
Fort CollinsColorado$28,118,971$165170,243
CoronaCalifornia$29,158,725$172169,868
Bayamon MunicipioPuerto Rico$53,127,043$314169,269
SpringfieldMissouri$40,276,290$240167,882
JacksonMississippi$42,098,330$262160,628
AlexandriaVirginia$28,666,813$180159,428
HaywardCalifornia$38,465,994$242159,203
ClarksvilleTennessee$25,531,478$161158,146
LakewoodColorado$21,581,066$137157,935
LancasterCalifornia$36,340,561$231157,601
SalinasCalifornia$51,567,313$332155,465
PalmdaleCalifornia$35,445,019$229155,079
HollywoodFlorida$29,390,502$190154,817
SpringfieldMassachusetts$93,848,687$611153,606
Macon-Bibb CountyGeorgia$46,115,570$301153,159
Kansas CityKansas$55,383,872$362152,960
SunnyvaleCalifornia$28,154,030$184152,703
PomonaCalifornia$45,366,413$299151,691
KilleenTexas$29,117,907$192151,666
EscondidoCalifornia$38,808,509$256151,625
PasadenaTexas$40,199,596$266151,227
NapervilleIllinois$13,308,689$90148,449
BellevueWashington$20,110,630$136148,164
Hoffman EstatesIllinois$5,634,310$38147,344
JolietIllinois$22,207,675$151147,344
Carolina MunicipioPuerto Rico$43,674,914$297146,984
MurfreesboroTennessee$24,106,035$164146,900
MidlandTexas$24,988,224$171146,038
RockfordIllinois$54,822,355$377145,609
PatersonNew Jersey$64,668,166$445145,233
SavannahGeorgia$55,591,247$385144,464
BridgeportConnecticut$82,662,800$572144,399
TorranceCalifornia$24,074,277$168143,592
Mc AllenTexas$41,922,103$293143,268
SyracuseNew York$123,076,929$865142,327
Surprise CityArizona$15,545,984$110141,664
DentonTexas$23,290,438$165141,541
RosevilleCalifornia$17,644,859$125141,500
ThorntonColorado$21,001,371$148141,464
MiramarFlorida$22,053,169$156141,191
PasadenaCalifornia$52,625,975$373141,029

ARPA Aid Estimates for 200 Largest Counties

Use the table below to look up the aid allocations for your county. Remember the aid amount below will come in two payments. If your county is not listed here, you can find the full aid allocations for all counties in the U.S. below.

CountyStateTreasury AllocationEstimated Per ResidentEstimated Population
Los Angeles CountyCA$1,949,978,847$19310,081,570
Cook CountyIL$1,000,372,385$1925,198,275
Harris CountyTX$915,508,128$1974,646,630
Maricopa CountyAZ$871,239,088$2014,328,810
San Diego CountyCA$648,431,468$1963,316,073
Orange CountyCA$616,840,943$1953,168,044
Miami-Dade CountyFL$527,733,745$1952,699,428
Dallas CountyTX$511,918,088$1962,606,868
Kings CountyNY$497,231,149$1922,589,974
Riverside CountyCA$479,874,599$1992,411,439
Queens CountyNY$437,785,496$1912,287,388
King CountyWA$437,576,495$1992,195,502
Clark CountyNV$440,282,817$2022,182,004
San Bernardino CountyCA$423,455,955$1972,149,031
Tarrant CountyTX$408,388,891$1992,049,770
Bexar CountyTX$389,166,877$1991,952,843
Santa Clara CountyCA$374,462,651$1941,927,470
Broward CountyFL$379,304,234$1971,926,205
Wayne CountyMI$339,789,370$1931,757,299
Alameda CountyCA$324,636,065$1961,656,754
New York CountyNY$316,357,047$1941,631,993
Middlesex CountyMA$313,053,637$1961,600,842
Philadelphia CountyPA$307,685,862$1951,579,075
Sacramento CountyCA$301,469,072$1981,524,553
Suffolk CountyNY$286,812,434$1931,483,832
Palm Beach CountyFL$290,730,026$1981,465,027
Bronx CountyNY$275,470,084$1921,435,068
HillsBorough CountyFL$285,912,528$2011,422,278
Nassau CountyNY$385,003,440$2841,356,509
Orange CountyFL$270,661,716$2011,349,746
Franklin CountyOH$255,764,417$1981,290,360
Oakland CountyMI$244,270,949$1951,253,185
Cuyahoga CountyOH$239,898,257$1921,247,451
Hennepin CountyMN$245,875,163$1971,245,837
Travis CountyTX$247,450,630$2021,226,805
Allegheny CountyPA$380,998,452$3121,221,744
Fairfax CountyVA$222,894,638$1951,145,862
Contra Costa CountyCA$224,058,903$1961,142,251
Salt Lake CountyUT$225,401,283$1991,133,646
Mecklenburg CountyNC$215,673,636$2011,074,475
Wake CountyNC$215,946,541$2021,069,079
Montgomery CountyMD$204,083,827$1961,043,530
Fulton CountyGA$206,657,290$1991,036,200
Pima CountyAZ$203,421,668$1981,027,207
St. Louis CountyMO$193,112,666$194996,919
Honolulu CountyHI$189,297,438$192984,821
Fresno CountyCA$194,063,657$197984,521
Collin CountyTX$200,984,172$206973,977
Westchester CountyNY$187,926,698$194968,890
Pinellas CountyFL$189,381,543$196964,666
Marion CountyIN$187,358,746$197951,869
Milwaukee CountyWI$183,696,189$193951,226
Fairfield CountyCT$183,231,182$194943,926
Shelby CountyTN$182,033,509$194936,374
Duval CountyFL$186,032,681$199936,186
Bergen CountyNJ$261,035,747$281930,390
DuPage CountyIL$179,266,585$193929,060
Erie CountyNY$178,447,094$194919,355
Gwinnett CountyGA$181,855,587$199915,046
Prince George's CountyMD$176,626,110$194908,670
Hartford CountyCT$173,206,156$194893,561
Kern CountyCA$174,853,685$197887,641
Pierce CountyWA$175,781,756$200877,013
San Francisco CountyCA$171,230,559$196874,961
Macomb CountyMI$169,758,815$195870,325
New Haven CountyCT$166,026,527$194857,513
Hidalgo CountyTX$212,973,405$249855,176
Ventura CountyCA$164,326,748$194847,263
El Paso CountyTX$163,012,143$195836,062
Denton CountyTX$172,329,559$207833,822
Baltimore CountyMD$160,706,923$194828,018
Middlesex CountyNJ$160,258,621$194825,920
Worcester CountyMA$161,338,586$196824,772
Montgomery CountyPA$161,395,498$196823,823
Hamilton CountyOH$158,784,547$195813,589
Multnomah CountyOR$157,887,555$196804,606
Snohomish CountyWA$159,679,985$200798,808
Suffolk CountyMA$156,149,511$196796,605
Essex CountyNJ$155,191,527$195795,404
Oklahoma CountyOK$154,892,206$197787,216
Essex CountyMA$153,260,605$196783,676
San Mateo CountyCA$148,897,819$194767,423
Jefferson CountyKY$148,933,559$194767,419
Fort Bend CountyTX$157,660,879$206765,394
Cobb CountyGA$147,648,478$197751,218
DeKalb CountyGA$147,484,541$197749,323
Monroe CountyNY$144,080,127$194743,341
San Joaquin CountyCA$148,038,314$199742,603
Lee CountyFL$149,675,549$203737,468
Denver CountyCO$141,252,212$200705,576
Lake CountyIL$135,293,758$193701,473
Norfolk CountyMA$137,282,758$196700,437
El Paso CountyCO$139,929,837$200698,974
Jackson CountyMO$136,551,645$196696,216
District of ColumbiaDC$137,083,470$198692,683
Will CountyIL$134,168,730$195689,315
Davidson CountyTN$134,829,335$196687,488
Polk CountyFL$140,779,436$205686,218
Bernalillo CountyNM$131,911,293$195677,858
Hudson CountyNJ$130,604,069$195670,046
Jefferson CountyAL$127,920,085$194659,680
Kent CountyMI$127,605,807$197648,121
Tulsa CountyOK$126,556,338$196646,419
Arapahoe CountyCO$127,534,910$198644,560
Providence CountyRI$124,104,857$195635,737
Bucks CountyPA$122,034,082$195626,806
Monmouth CountyNJ$120,193,675$193621,659
Baltimore CityMD$115,278,475$189609,032
Utah CountyUT$123,581,190$204605,490
Ocean CountyNJ$117,938,762$198596,415
Johnson CountyKS$117,009,332$198591,506
Washington CountyOR$116,852,194$198589,481
Brevard CountyFL$116,920,177$200585,507
Jefferson CountyCO$113,217,801$197574,798
Montgomery CountyTX$117,978,581$206571,949
Anne Arundel CountyMD$112,509,414$197571,275
Delaware CountyPA$110,083,961$195564,554
Bristol CountyMA$109,786,776$196561,037
Douglas CountyNE$110,973,572$198560,617
New Castle CountyDE$108,531,220$195556,165
Union CountyNJ$130,591,801$236554,033
Williamson CountyTX$114,707,609$209547,604
Ramsey CountyMN$106,893,403$196544,442
Stanislaus CountyCA$106,959,250$197543,194
Summit CountyOH$105,085,433$194541,334
Lancaster CountyPA$106,000,489$196540,999
Volusia CountyFL$107,468,931$200536,487
Dane CountyWI$106,189,095$198536,078
Montgomery CountyOH$103,273,967$194531,670
Kane CountyIL$103,413,041$195531,376
Guilford CountyNC$104,339,752$198527,868
Pasco CountyFL$107,597,711$205524,602
Chester CountyPA$101,972,959$196519,560
Plymouth CountyMA$101,237,378$196515,303
Sedgwick CountyKS$100,235,109$195513,375
Greenville CountySC$101,691,896$201507,003
Camden CountyNJ$98,376,054$194506,738
Spokane CountyWA$101,547,383$201505,505
Adams CountyCO$100,502,964$199504,108
Passaic CountyNJ$97,473,818$194503,637
Sonoma CountyCA$96,018,973$192499,772
Morris CountyNJ$95,535,125$194493,379
Lake CountyIN$94,301,324$194485,707
Polk CountyIA$95,208,028$199479,612
Richmond CountyNY$92,485,196$195474,893
Clark CountyWA$94,835,091$200473,252
Hampden CountyMA$90,587,294$194467,871
Onondaga CountyNY$89,452,165$193462,872
Tulare CountyCA$90,552,914$196461,898
Prince William CountyVA$91,357,060$198461,423
Seminole CountyFL$91,646,669$199461,402
Knox CountyTN$91,352,787$198461,104
Washoe CountyNV$91,587,038$200456,936
Ada CountyID$93,542,629$205456,849
Virginia Beach CityVA$87,402,174$194450,201
Burlington CountyNJ$86,503,822$194445,702
York CountyPA$87,224,252$196445,565
Santa Barbara CountyCA$86,727,196$195444,829
East Baton Rouge ParishLA$85,476,302$193443,763
Solano CountyCA$86,949,405$197441,829
Jefferson ParishLA$84,006,695$193434,850
Monterey CountyCA$84,311,261$195433,410
Pinal CountyAZ$89,891,338$208432,793
Lucas CountyOH$83,201,577$193431,102
Cameron CountyTX$82,194,452$195421,666
Dakota CountyMN$83,332,300$198421,453
Sarasota CountyFL$84,249,299$201419,496
Berks CountyPA$81,806,170$196418,025
Mobile CountyAL$80,261,198$194414,114
HillsBorough CountyNH$81,002,217$196413,035
Richland CountySC$80,756,312$196411,357
Clackamas CountyOR$81,227,922$198410,463
Genesee CountyMI$78,824,418$193407,875
Charleston CountySC$79,910,793$199401,165
Waukesha CountyWI$78,510,723$196400,475
Loudoun CountyVA$80,324,909$203395,134
St. Charles CountyMO$78,088,061$198394,290
Pulaski CountyAR$76,124,117$194392,967
Orleans ParishLA$75,780,898$194390,845
Placer CountyCA$77,370,739$201385,512
Manatee CountyFL$78,327,168$204384,213
Orange CountyNY$74,770,082$197380,085
Butler CountyOH$74,419,288$196380,019
Forsyth CountyNC$74,256,322$198375,195
Lane CountyOR$74,212,036$199373,340
Allen CountyIN$73,674,384$198372,575
Stark CountyOH$71,985,871$193372,404
Collier CountyFL$74,762,701$201371,453
Mercer CountyNJ$71,368,970$194367,922
Washtenaw CountyMI$71,402,185$195367,000
Lehigh CountyPA$71,735,692$197365,052
Madison CountyAL$72,433,202$200362,276
Nueces CountyTX$70,371,362$195361,540
Hamilton CountyTN$71,441,615$198360,919
Brazoria CountyTX$72,696,394$202360,677
Marion CountyFL$71,009,435$201353,526
Westmoreland CountyPA$105,319,216$299352,590
Osceola CountyFL$72,985,227$207351,955
Anoka CountyMN$69,327,720$198350,253
Bell CountyTX$70,493,732$202348,574

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City Aid Allocations

County Aid Allocations

Total Aid to States and Territories

To understand the scale of these funds, it may be helpful to consider the total aid each state or territory is receiving as part of the American Rescue Plan and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provided aid to state and local education agencies (among others).

The following table combines the ARPA allocations published by Treasury with the education allocations published by the U.S. Department of Education to show the total aid to each state. This includes:

  • aid for the state/territory itself
  • aid for smaller municipalities within the state (disbursed to the state, which will then allocate by municipalities’ population)
  • aid to “metropolitan cities” (disbursed directly to those cities as explained above)
  • aid to counties (also disbursed directly), and
  • aid to state and local education agencies.

The table shows aid for each level of government with all numbers in millions.

Coronavirus Recovery Aid to Local Governments, in Millions

StateState AidNon-Metro CitiesMetro CitiesCountiesEducation AgenciesTotal
AL$2,120 $356$431$952$899$4,759
AK$1,012 $43$53$142$160$1,410
AZ$4,183 $227$1,003 $1,414 $1,150 $7,976
AR$1,573 $216$209$586$558$3,142
CA$27,017 $1,218 $7,005 $7,675 $6,710 $49,624
CO$3,829 $265$551$1,119 $519$6,283
CT$2,812 $203$661$693$492$4,861
DE$925$91$64$189$183$1,451
DC$1,802 $0$373$137$172$2,484
FL$8,817 $1,416 $1,518 $4,172 $3,134 $19,056
GA$4,854 $862$576$2,072 $1,892 $10,256
HI$1,642 $46$197$275$184$2,343
ID$1,094 $108$124$347$196$1,869
IL$8,128 $742$2,726 $2,461 $2,251 $16,308
IN$3,072 $433$848$1,308 $888$6,548
IA$1,481 $222$339$613$345$2,999
KS$1,584 $167$260$566$370$2,947
KY$2,183 $324$395$868$928$4,699
LA$3,011 $315$589$903$1,160 $5,979
ME$997$119$122$261$183$1,682
MD$3,717 $529$619$1,174 $869$6,908
MA$5,286 $385$1,665 $1,339 $815$9,489
MI$6,540 $644$1,823 $1,940 $1,656 $12,604
MN$2,833 $377$644$1,111 $588$5,554
MS$1,806 $268$101$578$725$3,478
MO$2,685 $450$831$1,192 $871$6,029
MT$906$86$50$208$170$1,420
NE$1,040 $111$176$376$243$1,946
NV$2,739 $151$292$598$477$4,257
NH$995$112$86$264$156$1,613
NJ$6,245 $578$1,190 $1,828 $1,231 $11,071
NM$1,752 $126$171$407$436$2,892
NY$12,745 $774$6,041 $3,900 $4,002 $27,462
NC$5,439 $705$668$2,037 $1,603 $10,453
ND$1,008 $53$41$148$136$1,386
OH$5,368 $844$2,175 $2,270 $1,991 $12,649
OK$1,870 $238$316$769$665$3,858
OR$2,648 $248$437$819$499$4,652
PA$7,291 $983$2,335 $2,841 $2,225 $15,675
RI$1,131 $58$273$206$185$1,853
SC$2,499 $435$191$1,000 $940$5,066
SD$974$65$38$172$170$1,420
TN$3,726 $438$517$1,326 $1,108 $7,115
TX$15,814 $1,386 $3,377 $5,676 $5,530 $31,784
UT$1,378 $187$290$623$274$2,751
VT$1,049 $59$21$121$127$1,377
VA$4,294 $634$618$1,658 $939$8,143
WA$4,428 $443$770$1,479 $825$7,945
WV$1,355 $162$168$348$339$2,373
WI$2,533 $412$780$1,131 $686$5,542
WY$1,068 $48$21$112$135$1,385
American Samoa$479$5$0$11$495
Guam$554$18$0$33$604
Northern Mariana Islands$482$5$0$10$498
Puerto Rico$2,470 $125$801$620$1,321 $5,337
Virgin Islands$515$11$0$21$547
Total$199,800 $19,530 $45,570 $65,100 $54,311 $384,311

Methodology

Updated 6/3/21: Treasury has published detailed guidance on how aid will be allocated to non-entitlement units. All of our aid estimates have been updated to reflect the new information from Treasury. The only remaining difference will be in how states certify non-entitlement units and the final population of residents living in those NEUs. As a result, we have removed our methodology statement as it no longer applies to the published estimates. You can read the methodology for the old estimates here. We have also removed the text on how our estimates contrasted with Senate aid estimates as neither set of estimates is relevant now.

Updated 5/18/21: Funding amounts for states, counties, and metropolitan cities now come from the official Treasury allocations. Funding amounts for smaller cities (“non-entitlement units”) are still estimated by Civilytics based on the methodology described below because Treasury is not disbursing these funds directly and, thus, did not provide funding estimates for these municipalities.


  1. ​*​
    Data from 2017 Fiscally Standardized Cities database and authors’ calculation. See also Chernick, Howard, David Copeland, and Andrew Reschovsky. 2020. “The Fiscal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cities: An Initial Assessment,” National Tax Journal 73, No. 3, (September): 699-732)
  1. Chernick, Howard, David Copeland, and Andrew Reschovsky. 2020. “THE FISCAL EFFECTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CITIES.” National Tax Journal, September. University of Chicago Press, 699–732. doi:10.17310/ntj.2020.3.04.
  2. “Fiscally Standardized Cities.” 2017. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. https://www.lincolninst.edu/research-data/data-toolkits/fiscally-standardized-cities.