Arizona is the 20th most dependent state that relies on the federal government, according to a new report.
The Center for Practical Federalism recently released the report detailing how reliant states are on federal officials.
Steve Johnson, a fellow at CPF, told The Center Square this week that rankings are based on measurements of how states are “doing in terms of policies and practices to protect [themselves] against federal overreach.”
Johnson described Arizona’s ranking as “middle of the pack,” saying the state had an overall “slightly above average score.”
The 2025 rankings mark the third year CPF has conducted a federalism scorecard, Johnson stated.
Arizona’s rankings have fallen since 2023, when it ranked as the 11th most resilient to federal influence. In 2024, Arizona ranked 22nd among the most vulnerable states to federal influence.
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