Indiana Ranks as One of the 10 Most Federally Dependent States in America

Everybody needs help from time to time - individuals, families, teams, companies, cities, and even states - and there is certainly nothing wrong with that. I think everyone would like to be self-reliant, but that's not always possible. It becomes a problem, though, when you go from needing help occasionally to depending on the help of others.

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The financial website WalletHub.com released a report of the Most & Least Federally Dependent States, comparing the states in two key categories: 1) State Residents’ Dependency and 2) State Government’s Dependency. Here's what one WalletHub analyst says about Federal dependency...

Indiana is the 9th Most Federally Dependent State for 2025

I'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing for us, but the Hoosier state is one of the top 10 most federally dependent states in America. When I read that, my gut says that's NOT good, but according to the analyst above, that "can" be good for us. Here's how Indiana ranked in the main categories of the report...

• 9th ranked for state residents' dependency. This is determined by the percentage of residents that have federal jobs and the return on taxes paid to the federal government.
• 17th ranked for state government's dependency. This ranking is determined by the amount of federal funding as a share of state revenue.

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You can scroll over the map below to see how the rest of the country is ranked, and you can see the FULL REPORT HERE if you'd like to take a deeper dive into the data.