How family budgets compare across the U.S.

How the monthly budget for 1 person 1 parent, 1 child 1 parent, 2 children 1 parent, 3 children 1 parent, 4 children a couple 2 parents, 1 child 2 parents, 2 children 2 parents, 3 children 2 parents, 4 children in the , Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut D.C. Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming compares with the rest of the country

Note: The EPI's total budget estimates include food costs based on national data and "other necessities," which are not shown. Budgets within the same metropolitan area may differ across states based on state-level estimates for housing and taxes. Transportation costs fall within six categories based on the population of a given area. Source: Economic Policy Institute. Graphic: Katie Park - The Washington Post.