Stimulus Spot Check: Where the states stand
Who’s getting stimulus projects off the ground fastest? The chart shows what percentage of a state’s approved road and bridge projects have received a construction go-ahead, and how much of the state’s overall stimulus funding those projects represent. The dollar totals represent stimulus funding only; in some cases a project’s overall budget may include additional funds.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation data as of Aug. 7.
| State | Approved (Projects) | ← % Underway (Projects) | % Underway (Funding) → | Approved (Funding) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 120 | 35% | 28% | $363,178,823 |
| Alaska | 16 | 40% | 43% | $100,021,945 |
| Arizona | 139 | 74% | 52% | $311,053,741 |
| Arkansas | 71 | 83% | 55% | $177,098,736 |
| California | 489 | 8% | 24% | $1,798,981,949 |
| Colorado | 72 | 44% | 62% | $269,217,923 |
| Connecticut | 28 | 19% | 42% | $185,449,858 |
| Delaware | 29 | 66% | 66% | $60,220,396 |
| District of Columbia | 13 | 15% | 5% | $112,713,552 |
| Florida | 313 | 4% | 32% | $1,059,869,809 |
| Georgia | 142 | 30% | 22% | $527,019,946 |
| Hawaii | 11 | 27% | 5% | $51,950,517 |
| Idaho | 36 | 14% | 32% | $121,934,532 |
| Illinois | 371 | 65% | 73% | $686,860,686 |
| Indiana | 483 | 62% | 65% | $432,585,108 |
| Iowa | 176 | 77% | 85% | $318,653,100 |
| Kansas | 36 | 32% | 72% | $216,816,243 |
| Kentucky | 44 | 18% | 38% | $280,922,263 |
| Louisiana | 41 | 15% | 30% | $225,241,839 |
| Maine | 71 | 93% | 72% | $130,752,032 |
| Maryland | 106 | 60% | 55% | $282,124,329 |
| Massachusetts | 36 | 50% | 30% | $186,051,903 |
| Michigan | 337 | 20% | 51% | $481,403,043 |
| Minnesota | 127 | 52% | 41% | $351,892,783 |
| Mississippi | 67 | 37% | 36% | $289,188,086 |
| Missouri | 151 | 68% | 50% | $393,670,358 |
| Montana | 60 | 73% | 60% | $121,364,684 |
| Nebraska | 42 | 57% | 50% | $154,193,611 |
| Nevada | 14 | 43% | 43% | $70,487,516 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 83% | 98% | $102,779,723 |
| New Jersey | 58 | 40% | 70% | $463,188,645 |
| New Mexico | 10 | 100% | 66% | $157,393,729 |
| New York | 344 | 23% | 24% | $759,171,055 |
| North Carolina | 153 | 47% | 80% | $437,888,029 |
| North Dakota | 96 | 63% | 81% | $90,296,637 |
| Ohio | 180 | 32% | 15% | $457,532,836 |
| Oklahoma | 155 | 74% | 86% | $405,028,484 |
| Oregon | 201 | 41% | 73% | $191,387,881 |
| Pennsylvania | 242 | 65% | 55% | $836,403,469 |
| Rhode Island | 48 | 83% | 25% | $113,599,727 |
| South Carolina | 81 | 47% | 18% | $218,465,906 |
| South Dakota | 17 | 71% | 88% | $93,113,756 |
| Tennessee | 222 | 86% | 92% | $472,768,073 |
| Texas | 223 | 74% | 43% | $1,133,066,364 |
| Utah | 97 | 42% | 59% | $199,423,783 |
| Vermont | 26 | 88% | 73% | $72,212,176 |
| Virginia | 45 | 31% | 30% | $285,186,164 |
| Washington | 172 | 27% | 43% | $371,134,668 |
| West Virginia | 90 | 34% | 26% | $173,294,314 |
| Wisconsin | 208 | 46% | 63% | $357,395,134 |
| Wyoming | 58 | 78% | 82% | $151,788,474 |
This chart and other stories are part of Eye on the Stimulus, our blog dedicated to tracking the stimulus from bill to building.