The state-by-state impacts of sequestration

To pressure congressional Republicans to compromise on a way to prevent the looming $85 billion in automatic spending cuts, the White House on Sunday detailed how the so-called sequester — scheduled to take effect March 1 — could affect programs in every state.

Here is the breakdown by category:

Teachers and schools

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State	Decrease in funding for primary and secondary ed	Jobs at risk among teachers and aides	Decrease in number of students served	Decrease in number of schools receiving funding	Decrease in funding for education for children with disabilities	Decreased in staff for education for children with disabilities
Alabama	$11.0 million	150	21,000	40	$9.0 million	110
Alaska	$1.5 million	20	2,000	10	$19.0 million	20
Arizona	$17.7 million	240	19,000	70	$10.0 million	120
Arkansas	$5.9 million	80	10,000	30	$5.6 million	70
California	$87.6 million	1,210	187,000	320	$62.9 million	760
Colorado	$8.4 million	120	12,000	40	$8.1 million	100
Connecticut	$8.7 million	120	8,000	40	$6.3 million	80
District of Columbia	$533,000		1,000	2	$925,000
Delaware	$1.4 million	20	2,000	4	$18.0 million	20
Florida	$54.5 million	750	95,000	130	$31.1 million	380
Georgia	$28.6 million	390	54,000	80	$17.5 million	210
Hawaii	$4.7 million	60	9,000	20	$2.0 million	20
Idaho	$37.0 million	50	5,000	30	$2.9 million	30
Illinois	$33.4 million	460	39,000	120	$24.7 million	300
Indiana	$13.8 million	190	12,000	50	$12.4 million	150
Iowa	$6.4 million	90	7,000	50	$5.8 million	70
Kansas	$5.5 million	80	7,000	40	$5.3 million	60
Kentucky	$11.8 million	160	21,000	40	$7.7 million	90
Louisiana	$15.8 million	220	26,000	50	$9.8 million	120
Maine	$2.7 million	40	2,000	20	$2.6 million	30
Maryland	$14.4 million	200	12,000	30	$9.7 million	120
Massachusetts	$13.9 million	190	20,000	60	$13.4 million	160
Michigan	$22.0 million	300	25,000	80	$20.3 million	240
Minnesota	$7.0 million	100	8,000	40	$9.2 million	110
Mississippi	$5.5 million	80	12,000	20	$6.1 million	70
Missouri	$11.9 million	160	17,000	60	$10.8 million	130
Montana	$1.5 million	20	2,000	20	$1.9 million	20
Nebraska	$3.0 million	40	5,000	20	$3.5 million	40
Nevada	$9.0 million	120	14,000	10	$3.8 million	50
New Hampshire	$1.0 million		1,000	10	$2.2 million	30
New Jersey	$11.7 million	160	15,000	60	$17.0 million	210
New Mexico	$6.1 million	80	12,000	30	$4.4 million	50
New York	$42.7 million	590	70,000	120	$36.3 million	440
North Carolina	$25.4 million	350	38,000	80	$16.8 million	200
North Dakota	$1.1 million	20	1,000	10	$1.4 million	20
Ohio	$25.1 million	350	34,000	100	$22.0 million	270
Oklahoma	$4.9 million	70	13,000	40	$7.3 million	90
Oregon	$10.2 million	140	13,000	40	$6.4 million	80
Pennsylvania	$26.4 million	360	29,000	90	$21.4 million	260
Rhode Island	$2.4 million	30	3,000	10	$2.1 million	20
South Carolina	$12.5 million	170	15,000	30	$8.6 million	100
South Dakota	$1.1 million	20	1,000	10	$1.7 million	20
Tennessee	$14.8 million	200	32,000	60	$11.7 million	140
Texas	$67.8 million	930	172,000	280	$51.0 million	620
Utah	$6.2 million	90	9,000	20	$5.6 million	70
Vermont	$1.1 million	20	2,000	10	$1.4 million	20
Virginia	$14.0 million	190	14,000	40	$13.9 million	170
Washington	$11.6 million	160	11,000	50	$11.2 million	140
West Virginia	$5.8 million	80	8,000	20	$3.6 million	40
Wisconsin	$8.5 million	120	10,000	50	$10.1 million	120
Wyoming	$11.0 million	20	1,000	10	$1.5 million	20

SOURCE: White House. GRAPHIC: Kat Downs, Emily Chow, Kenneth W. Smith Jr., Katie Park – The Washington Post. Published Feb. 24, 2013. Updated Feb. 25, 2013.