STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT PER CAPITA, 2002
| Rank | State | Debt per capita | Rank | State | Debt per capita | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Alaska | $13,789 | 27 |
Tennessee | $6,440 | |
2 |
NEW YORK | $10,462 | 28 |
Texas | $6,228 | |
3 |
Massachusetts | $10,289 | 29 |
Montana | $6,226 | |
4 |
Wyoming | $8,780 | 30 |
Colorado | $6,212 | |
5 |
Washington | $8,556 | 31 |
California | $6,179 | |
6 |
Connecticut | $8,152 | 32 |
Virginia | $6,171 | |
7 |
Oregon | $8,106 | 33 |
Oklahoma | $6,020 | |
8 |
New Jersey | $7,641 | 34 |
Missouri | $5,905 | |
9 |
Rhode Island | $7,575 | 35 |
New Hampshire | $5,717 | |
10 |
Wisconsin | $7,319 | 36 |
South Dakota | $5,663 | |
11 |
Nebraska | $7,301 | 37 |
Florida | $5,649 | |
12 |
Kentucky | $7,173 | 38 |
Michigan | $5,453 | |
13 |
Delaware | $7,057 | 39 |
Arizona | $5,185 | |
14 |
Ohio | $7,044 | 40 |
Maine | $4,977 | |
15 |
Pennsylvania | $7,024 | 41 |
Maryland | $4,846 | |
16 |
South Carolina | $7,005 | 42 |
Louisiana | $4,696 | |
17 |
Nevada | $6,992 | 43 |
Kansas | $4,581 | |
18 |
New Mexico | $6,976 | 44 |
Alabama | $4,285 | |
19 |
Hawaii | $6,971 | 45 |
Georgia | $4,190 | |
20 |
Utah | $6,952 | 46 |
Indiana | $3,959 | |
21 |
Vermont | $6,926 | 47 |
Mississippi | $3,492 | |
22 |
West Virginia | $6,598 | 48 |
Arkansas | $3,275 | |
23 |
North Dakota | $6,527 | 49 |
Iowa | $3,245 | |
24 |
Illinois | $6,517 | 50 |
Idaho | $3,080 | |
25 |
Minnesota | $6,507 | U.S. average | $5,991 | ||
26 |
North Carolina | $6,440 | N.Y.S. above avg. | 75% | ||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau; calculations by The Public Policy Institute | ||||||