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You can find these studies anywhere. Just do a search on terms like "Federal taxes and spending by state" and you'll come up with a whole bunch of them.

Here's one that was published just last week -- focused on food stamps in particular:

These 15 States Have the Most People on Food Stamps

It lists the top 15 states for food stamp recipients, measured by percentage of population.

Here's the list. You'll notice that most of these (9 out of the 15, to be exact) are "red" states, based on the 2016 presidential election. There isn't a single New England state among them, even though they are among the top states in the U.S. in terms of Federal income taxes paid.

1. New Mexico (20.25%)
2. Louisiana (19.05%)
3. West Virginia (18.27%)
4. District of Columbia (18.06%)
5. Oregon (17.73%)
6. Mississippi (17.68%)
7. Alabama (16.31%)
8. Georgia (15.58%)
9. Tennessee (15.55%)
10. Delaware (15.42%)
11. Oklahoma (15.3%)
12. Florida (15.20%)
13. Nevada (15.06%)
14. Kentucky (14.67%)
15. Illinois (14.6%)