The tension is building as the partial government shutdown enters its third week, with federal workers going unpaid and many government programs at a standstill as Democrats and President Donald Trump battle over border wall funding.
But the hardships aren't being borne equally.
A new study by WalletHub shows that some states are being hit especially hard by the shutdown, which forces certain federal employees to work without pay or go on furlough. This includes over 41,000 law enforcement officers, 52,000 IRS workers and 96 percent of NASA employees, according to WalletHub.
The report looked at the 50 states and the District of Columbia to assess how they've been impacted by the temporary cut in staff and services.
"They range from each state’s share of federal jobs to federal contract dollars per capita to the share of families receiving food stamps," WalletHub said, adding that national parks access also figured into the results.
WalletHub noted that the longest shutdown ever was 21 days under President Bill Clinton, and that only seven shutdowns have ever lasted 10 days or longer. This is the third shutdown under the Trump administration, with the previous ones lasting only one day and three days, WalletHub said.
These are the states WalletHub said are most impacted by the government shutdown:
10. Arizona
The state has about 55,000 federal employees, according to news reports. Grand Canyon National Park, the state's top tourist attractions, remains open for now.
9. Alabama
The state has about 53,000 federal employees. More than half are military personnel, who are not subject to furloughs. But NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., is impacted, according to news reports.
8. Mississippi
The state's food stamp recipient's represent the second-highest percentage of the state population in all the nation.
7. West Virginia
The FBI’s largest division is located in Clarksburg, W. Va., and employs more than 2,500 workers. Around two-thirds of these employees will be forced to work without pay, according to the office of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va.
6. Virginia
The state comprises the fifth-highest share of federal jobs in the nation and is tied for first for the highest federal contract dollars per capita.
5. Alaska
Alaska's abundance of national parks makes it the state most impacted in terms of park access. It also has the fourth-highest share of federal jobs.
4. Hawaii
The state is tied for first for the highest share of federal jobs in the nation. It also is tops in the nation in the percentage of gross state product tied to real estate, which will be impacted because the shutdown will slow down mortgage processing.
3. Maryland
The state is tied for first in share of federal jobs and is second highest in terms of real estate-related gross product.
2. New Mexico
The state has the fourt-highest percentage of federal contract dollars per capita and has the third-highest percentage of food stamp recipients.
1. Washington, D.C.
As the nerve center of the federal government, this city being at the top of the list is hardly a surprise. It is the most impacted in terms of federal employees, federal contract dollars and the percentage of food stamp recipients in its population. It is also the fourt-most impacted in terms of national park access.
The full report can be viewed here.