10 States With Lowest Healthcare Expenditures

Wyoming had the lowest healthcare expenditure of any state in the country in 2009, according to State Health Facts, a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.

The data is compiled from a report called "Health Expenditures by State of Residence," by CMS. It was released in 2011.

The United States spent a total of $2.08 trillion on healthcare in 2009. The ten states that had the lowest healthcare spending were:

1. Wyoming — $3.8 billion
2. Vermont — $4.7 billion
3. North Dakota — $5 billion
4. South Dakota — $5.7 billion
5. District of Columbia — $ 6.2 billion
6. Alaska — $6.3 billion
7. Montana — $6.4 billion
8. Delaware — $7.4 billion
9. Idaho — $8.73 billion
10. Rhode Island — $8.78 billion

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