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State Government Debt by State (FY2024)
How much debt each state government owed at the end of fiscal year 2024.
California ($166.4 billion), then New York ($120.6 billion) and Texas ($70.1 billion). All states and DC together come to $1.10 trillion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.
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🏛️State government debt per resident
📉Every state
| State | Total | Per resident |
|---|---|---|
| California | $166.4 billion | $4,235 |
| New York | $120.6 billion | $6,074 |
| Texas | $70.1 billion | $2,320 |
| Massachusetts | $65.9 billion | $9,351 |
| New Jersey | $57.2 billion | $6,125 |
| Pennsylvania | $48.7 billion | $3,738 |
| Illinois | $43.4 billion | $3,417 |
| Virginia | $33.7 billion | $3,875 |
| Connecticut | $33.3 billion | $9,178 |
| Ohio | $32.3 billion | $2,734 |
| Washington | $30.6 billion | $3,917 |
| Maryland | $25.9 billion | $4,173 |
| Michigan | $25.0 billion | $2,482 |
| Colorado | $23.6 billion | $4,021 |
| Wisconsin | $22.8 billion | $3,854 |
| Florida | $20.1 billion | $899 |
| Minnesota | $17.0 billion | $2,967 |
| Oregon | $16.9 billion | $3,974 |
| Louisiana | $16.1 billion | $3,489 |
| South Carolina | $15.4 billion | $2,901 |
| West Virginia | $15.1 billion | $8,480 |
| Georgia | $14.1 billion | $1,284 |
| North Carolina | $13.1 billion | $1,224 |
| Hawaii | $11.7 billion | $8,108 |
| Rhode Island | $11.4 billion | $10,357 |
| Alabama | $11.0 billion | $2,161 |
| Oklahoma | $10.2 billion | $2,519 |
| Kentucky | $10.1 billion | $2,222 |
| Tennessee | $9.0 billion | $1,277 |
| Indiana | $8.5 billion | $1,244 |
| Iowa | $8.1 billion | $2,509 |
| Arkansas | $8.1 billion | $2,641 |
| Mississippi | $7.7 billion | $2,621 |
| New Hampshire | $7.6 billion | $5,431 |
| Kansas | $7.2 billion | $2,431 |
| New Mexico | $7.1 billion | $3,357 |
| Missouri | $7.0 billion | $1,129 |
| Arizona | $6.9 billion | $933 |
| Alaska | $5.7 billion | $7,777 |
| Utah | $5.6 billion | $1,637 |
| Maine | $5.3 billion | $3,821 |
| North Dakota | $4.9 billion | $6,230 |
| South Dakota | $4.7 billion | $5,141 |
| Delaware | $3.7 billion | $3,610 |
| Nebraska | $3.4 billion | $1,715 |
| Nevada | $2.9 billion | $907 |
| Montana | $2.8 billion | $2,468 |
| Vermont | $2.7 billion | $4,121 |
| Wyoming | $1.3 billion | $2,155 |
| Idaho | $729 million | $377 |
🔎About this data
Total debt the state government owed at the end of fiscal year 2024 (bonds and other borrowing; unfunded pensions are not counted as debt here). DC has no state government and is left blank; the popup gives state + local debt for every state and DC.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin)
Coverage: 50 states (DC has no state government)
How it was checked: Every state + DC adds up exactly to Census's US total. State-government federal revenue matches Census's separate State Government Finances release exactly. Police total is 90% of BEA's 2024 national-accounts figure (a broader, calendar-year measure).
💬Questions and answers
Which state has the most state government debt?
California ($166.4 billion), then New York ($120.6 billion) and Texas ($70.1 billion). All states and DC together come to $1.10 trillion. These are raw totals, so big states rank highest.
Which state has the most state government debt per resident?
Rhode Island, at $10,357, then Massachusetts ($9,351) and Connecticut ($9,178). Per-resident figures use the Census ACS 2020-2024 population.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (ALFIN), FY2024 (API timeseries/govslocalfin). Coverage: 50 states (DC has no state government).
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