The Ten Most Corrupt States and What They Spend on Ethics

State	Funding for Ethics Commission(s)
1. Mississippi	$597,298 (1)
2. Louisiana	$3,840,517 million
3. Tennessee	$1.2 million
4. Illinois	$7.5 million (2)
5. Pennsylvania	$1.786 million
6. Alabama	$$2.68 million
7. Alaska	$1,545,200 million (3)
8. South Dakota	No Commission
9. Kentucky	$1.2 million (4)
10. Florida	$2,271,500 million

End notes:

1 Budget Summary, 2014 Legislative Session

2 The Illinois’ Legislative Ethics Commission is funded at $150,000, and the Executive Ethics Commission is allocated $7 million annually.

3 The Alaska Public Offices Commission reported a budget 0f $1.3 million. The Select Committee on Legislative Ethics has a budget of $245,200.

4 The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission is funded at $520,000, and the Executive Branch Ethics Commission receives $500,000 annually.