Theme: Public Arts Funding

$1.64 Per Person: The amount North Dakota put towards in state arts funding in 2026.

$0.20 Per Person: The amount Wisconsin put towards in state arts funding in 2026. 

1,123 Illinois artists and organizations received state arts funding support.

96% of Americans favor maintaining or increasing federal funding for museums.

Legislative appropriations for the arts in the Midwest totaled $123.2 million in FY2025.

Minnesota leads the nation with the highest per-capita public arts funding: $10.04 per person.

70% of Americans support local government funding for nonprofit arts and culture organizations.

83% of Americans support government funding for arts education in schools.

61% of Americans support local government funding for individual artists.

72% of Americans support government arts funding for jobs and economic development.