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Top States Where Federal Civilian Workers Reside

Most of the federal civilian workforce lives outside Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump’s proposed budget has more than a few people skeptical of its chances of passing.

Still, it’s the federal budget's starting point, and this particular version includes a lot of cuts to federal agencies, such as double-digit percentage drops in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Labor, for example.

That would mean a lot for government spending, as well as the federal workforce as a whole. And the federal workforce, as it turns out, is located largely outside of the nation’s capital — only 20 percent of them are in Washington, D.C.

To better analyze which parts of the country might be hit hardest by massive cuts to federal funding, Governing magazine* crunched the numbers. Above are the top states for federal civilian workers.

 

*Governing is a publication of e.Republic, Government Techology's parent company.

 

Ben Miller is the associate editor of data and business for Government Technology. His reporting experience includes breaking news, business, community features and technical subjects. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and lives in Sacramento, Calif.