Title: Infrastructure Spending by State
Headings: Infrastructure Spending by State
The Balance SMB Industries
Infrastructure Spending by State
Best State Infrastructure
1. Nevada
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. Minnesota
5. Kansas
Worst State Infrastructure
1. Rhode Island
2. Alaska
3. Hawaii
4. West Virginia
5. California
What Are Patterns in Infrastructure Condition?
Do States that Spend More Have Better Infrastructure?
Rural and Urban Roads
The Importance of Infrastructure

Content: Looking at these statistics causes one to search for, and hopefully reach, some interesting ideas about how the infrastructure in various parts of our country has arrived at its current state. One can see that there are many different factors involved, and some of them are counterintuitive. For example, while cold, rainy, or snowy weather has a reputation of playing havoc with roads, concrete, pipes, etc., some of the states with the worst infrastructure include Hawaii and California, while Minnesota is near the top. Similarly, one might assume poor conditions for rural or less developed areas, those without big industries moving in with the need for new or re-paved roads, etc. Yet, Kansas, with so many farming communities, finds only 0.9% of its roads in bad condition. Do States that Spend More Have Better Infrastructure? One fact that becomes clear is that some of the states with the best roads spend the least. For example, Nevada has the 8th smallest percentage of roads in bad repair. But in 2016, its $7.2 M spent on roads was the 6th least per driver, $281.