The tax and spending megabill signed into law by President Trump on July 4 famously gives enormous amounts to the richest Americans.
In fact, if instead of giving $117 billion to the richest 1 percent, that money had been evenly divided among all Americans, we’d each get $343 – or nearly $1,400 for a family of four.
The map here shows how much could have been sent to each family of four in each state if the tax cut for the richest 1 percent of that state had instead been distributed evenly.
| State | Amount a family of 4 would receive in 2026 |
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| Alabama | $1,296 |
| Alaska | $1,639 |
| Arizona | $1,722 |
| Arkansas | $979 |
| California | $741 |
| Colorado | $1,520 |
| Connecticut | $1,407 |
| Delaware | $1,341 |
| District of Columbia | $1,122 |
| Florida | $2,186 |
| Georgia | $1,336 |
| Hawaii | $1,360 |
| Idaho | $1,638 |
| Illinois | $889 |
| Indiana | $1,140 |
| Iowa | $1,537 |
| Kansas | $1,143 |
| Kentucky | $925 |
| Louisiana | $1,572 |
| Maine | $745 |
| Maryland | $1,179 |
| Massachusetts | $1,885 |
| Michigan | $1,015 |
| Minnesota | $1,106 |
| Mississippi | $1,228 |
| Missouri | $1,051 |
| Montana | $2,158 |
| Nebraska | $1,816 |
| Nevada | $2,216 |
| New Hampshire | $1,277 |
| New Jersey | $473 |
| New Mexico | $751 |
| New York | $1,098 |
| North Carolina | $1,295 |
| North Dakota | $1,304 |
| Ohio | $1,309 |
| Oklahoma | $1,407 |
| Oregon | $916 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,182 |
| Rhode Island | $1,271 |
| South Carolina | $1,566 |
| South Dakota | $2,411 |
| Tennessee | $1,304 |
| Texas | $2,322 |
| Utah | $1,743 |
| Vermont | $1,237 |
| Virginia | $1,654 |
| Washington | $1,941 |
| West Virginia | $952 |
| Wisconsin | $1,452 |
| Wyoming | $3,112 |
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