Seattle PI: San Juan County and King County pay for the rest of the state

People in King County contribute nearly 42 percent of the state’s tax revenues, yet receive only 25 percent of the money spent from Washington’s general fund budget.

King is ranked 38th out of the 39 counties when you compare the ratio of state expenditures to revenue generated. So who’s getting a worse deal than King County? The people of San Juan County, who rank 39th in the expenditures/revenue ratio.

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