(Click on the map above to check out the impact on various states. Click on link at bottom of page if map can’t be viewed on mobile device)
Delaware is the fourth least affected state when it comes to the overall effect of the brief federal government shutdown.
The Senate was expected to vote to keep the reopen the government, with the House expected to follow.
The report from WalletHub covered a wide range of areas
Impact of the Government Shutdown on Delaware (1=Most Affected, 25=Avg.
42nd – Share of Federal Jobs
49th – Federal Contract Dollars Per Capita
33rd – Small Business Lending Per Capita
16th – Real Estate as a Percentage of GSP
51st – Access to National Parks
32nd – % of Children under CHIP
The state, despite being a drive of a couple of hours from Washington, DC, never saw federal facilities locate and expand in the state as Maryland, Virginia and even Pennsylvania.
Only recently did the state gain a national park, with that multi-site assemblage still in its early stages.
The shutdown has the greatest impact on the Dover area, home of Dover Air Force Base. The base has a large number of civilian employees who would be furloughed.
Click here for the full report.
