Yes, that's true for the average, but doesn't affect the median, which is basically exactly equal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_tax_levels_in_the_United...

if you look at taxes, it depends on what kind of taxes you count, for example North Dakota's severance taxes makes it rank #1 in the nation, but it's from drilling for oil/gas

But if you look at the highest state spending per capita

https://www.kff.org/other/state-indicator/per-capita-state-s...

#1 is DC, so it's the "richest state" even though it's not a real state, with #2 Alaska spending the most per each resident of which there are not much

The conclusion is that California in reality doesn't spend the most on its residents