by Opeoluwa Quadri
| S/N | States | Population (based on 2006 census figures) | Internally Generated Revenue (IGR for 2016, # |
| 1 | Lagos | 9,113,605 | 302,425,091,964.78 |
| 2 | Ogun | 3,751,140 | 72,983,120,003.85 |
| 3 | Rivers | 5,198,716 | 85,287,038,971.02 |
| 4 | Edo | 3,233,366 | 23,041,425,599.71 |
| 5 | Kwara | 2,365,353 | 17,253,829,559.51 |
| 6 | Delta | 4,112,445 | 44,057,915,472.72 |
| 7 | Kano | 9,401,288 | 30,959,027,531.92 |
| 8 | Cross River | 2,892,988 | 14,776,808,331.83 |
| 9 | Enugu | 3,267,837 | 14,235,512,227.00 |
| 10 | Oyo | 5,580,894 | 18,879,084,132.00 |
| 11 | Abia | 2,845,380 | 12,694,839,539.40 |
| 12 | Kaduna | 6,113,503 | 17,051,864,537.13 |
| 13 | Plateau | 3,206,531 | 9,191,372,277.87 |
| 14 | Akwa Ibom | 3,902,051 | 23,269,750,752.08 |
| 15 | Kogi | 3,314,043 | 9,569,124,487.16 |
| 16 | Osun | 3,416,959 | 8,884,756,040.35 |
| 17 | Benue | 4,253,641 | 9,556,495,064.33 |
| 18 | Bauchi | 4,653,066 | 8,677,265,878.00 |
| 19 | Ondo | 3,460,877 | 8,684,406,578.63 |
| 20 | Taraba | 2,294,800 | 5,895,538,974.32 |
| 21 | Adamawa | 3,178,950 | 5,788,979,592.34 |
| 22 | Zamfara | 3,278,873 | 4,777,169,537.80 |
| 23 | Imo | 3,927,563 | 5,871,026,976.75 |
| 24 | Niger | 4,112,445 | 5,881,584,409.47 |
| 25 | Bayelsa | 1,704,515 | 7,905,458,280.30 |
| 26 | Nasarawa | 1,704,515 | 3,402,616,062.14 |
| 27 | Sokoto | 3,702,676 | 4,545,765,527.76 |
| 28 | Katsina | 5,801,584 | 5,545,900,833.33 |
| 29 | Ekiti | 2,398,957 | 2,991,041,855.48 |
| 30 | Gombe | 2,365,040 | 2,941,438,110.63 |
| 31 | Yobe | 2,321,339 | 3,240,867,567.79 |
| 32 | Jigawa | 4,361,002 | 3,535,349,908.61 |
| 33 | Kebbi | 3,256,541 | 3,132,343,261.58 |
| 34 | Ebonyi | 2,176,947 | 2,342,092,225.07 |
| 35 | Borno | 4,171,104 | 2,675,723,063.89 |
| 36 | Anambra | 4,177,828 | — |
| 37 | FCT | 1,406,239 | |
| Total | 801,951,625,136.55 |