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Article: OKLAHOMA PLACED 28TH IN FEDERAL SPENDING

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Oklahoma placed 28th in the nation in per capita federal spending in 1988 with $2,298.33 per resident, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday.

Virginia, home to major naval and Marine bases and several suburbs of the nation's capital, topped all states in per capita federal spending last year. The federal government spent $5,953.71 per resident in Virginia in 1988, moving it past Alaska to claim the top ranking.

Alaska slipped to third, with federal spending totaling $5,193.29 per resident, according to the report: ``Federal Expenditures by State for Fiscal Year 1988.''

Second in 1988 was Oklahoma neighbor New Mexico with federal spending of $5,751.54, moving ...

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