Report: funding rose for state in 2009

Wisconsin's federal funding shot up in 2009, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Wisconsin ranked 21st for federal funding received per capita in the country in 2009, compared to 47th in 2008. The government spent about $10,800 per Wisconsin resident in 2009, surpassing the national average of approximately $10,400.

Stimulus spending in 2009 increased the average amount spent nationally per capita by about $1,400 from the 2008 average. Wisconsin's funding went up by approximately $3,700 per person between those years.

Alaska received the highest per capita funding in 2009 with over $20,300 per person in federal money. Nevada claimed last place with the federal government spending just under $7,000 per capita in the state.