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HHS Earmarks - Per Capita

Understanding The Budget

This chart is part of a networked journalism project that seeks to shine light on the budget process. This contribution is to normalize earmark data in the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS) appropriations bill. In other words, what is the per capita amount per state?

See the data in tabular form. Other data views: top 10 states and bottom 10 states.

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