Thursday, August 6, 2009

How Much Stimulus Funding is Going to Your County?

ProPublica has taken on the Heroic (think Augean Stables) task of tracking the stimulus cash flow:

Want to know what’s going on with the stimulus in your area? ProPublica has compiled nearly all the contracts, grants and loans that the government has reported awarding so far in the stimulus program. Type in your county or click on your state to find projects in your area.

Related Story: Stimulus Spending Fails to Follow Unemployment, Poverty

Interactive Chart: How Fast We're Spending $792 Billion

Jump to a State or County:

State Unemployment Rate (June 2009) Total Funding $ Per Capita
Alabama 10.1 $1,474,216,576 $316.23
Alaska 8.4 $702,954,752 $1,024.28
Arizona 8.7 $2,213,852,416 $340.58
Arkansas 7.2 $944,904,128 $330.92
California 11.6 $15,719,496,704 $427.66
Colorado 7.6 $1,448,726,912 $293.30
Connecticut 8.0 $1,185,149,184 $338.49
Delaware 8.4 $320,597,248 $367.20
District of Columbia 10.9 $519,640,640 $878.02
Florida 10.6 $7,215,011,328 $393.65


Here are the rest of the states.
From their Eye on the Stimulus page:

Stimulus Progress Bar: How Fast We’re Spending $792 billion

  • $122 billion
    In process
  • $389 billion
    Left to spend
  • $212 billion
    Tax Cuts
More Details | What do these numbers mean?

Updated weekly (Last update: August 4, 2009)

Source: Government Agencies and ProPublica Research