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US Census Bureau. (July 1, 2023). Higher education expenditures by state and local governments in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/
US Census Bureau. "Higher education expenditures by state and local governments in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Higher education expenditures by state and local governments in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/
US Census Bureau. "Higher Education Expenditures by State and Local Governments in The United States in 2021, by State (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/
US Census Bureau, Higher education expenditures by state and local governments in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/ (last visited July 12, 2025)
Higher education expenditures by state and local governments in the United States in 2021, by state (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, July 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/306662/us-state-local-government-education-expenditure/
