WASHINGTON (AP) - A Washington-based taxpayer watchdog group says North Dakota and South Dakota rank high when it comes to pork-barrel spending.

North Dakota ranked third and South Dakota ranked seventh in Citizens Against Government Waste's annual rankings of federal money directed to the 50 states.

The group criticized those states that received the most money, saying it's a waste of taxpayer money.

Dakotas congressional members have typically made few apologies for federal projects. North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan and South Dakota Senator Tim Johnson, both Democrats, sit on the Senate committee that doles out federal spending.

According to the group, North Dakota raked in almost 133 million dollars, or $208 per person, in the last budget year. South Dakota received 89 million dollars, or $112 per person.