20-03-2018 19:00 via deseretnews.com

Is Utah dependent on the U.S. government? Not really, new report says

A new WalletHub report ranked Utah as one of the top 10 states in the country that is least dependent on the federal government.The list ranked all 50 states on how much they depend on federal support. WalletHub considered three major metrics, including return on taxes paid to the federal government, how much federal funding contributes to the state's revenue and the share of federal jobs in the state.Each state was given an "average dependency rank" to determine where it fits on the list.Utah r
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