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State government debt per person: U.S. states ranked (FY2023)

Measure: State government debt per person ($, derived). All 50 states with data in State government revenue, federal aid and debt by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: FY2023.

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Data last updated
2026-11-09
Download full table CSVSource: U.S. Census Bureau (Table 1) (opens in a new tab)Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator)) (opens in a new tab)

National value: 3,242 (United States).

Washington: 3,128Idaho: 365Montana: 2,613North Dakota: 5,373Minnesota: 2,969Michigan: 2,656Ohio: 2,634Pennsylvania: 3,665New York: 6,499Vermont: 3,962New Hampshire: 5,344Maine: 3,583Arizona: 885California: 4,135New Mexico: 3,314Texas: 2,145Louisiana: 3,502Mississippi: 2,536Alabama: 1,216Florida: 951Georgia: 1,309South Carolina: 2,781North Carolina: 1,180Virginia: 3,725District of Columbia: not in this tableMaryland: 4,088Delaware: 4,005New Jersey: 6,252Connecticut: 8,933Rhode Island: 9,506Massachusetts: 9,660Oregon: 3,706Utah: 1,928Wyoming: 2,155Nevada: 969Colorado: 3,684South Dakota: 4,508Nebraska: 927Kansas: 2,469Oklahoma: 2,540Iowa: 2,055Missouri: 1,133Wisconsin: 3,898Illinois: 3,363Kentucky: 2,240Arkansas: 2,550Tennessee: 1,117West Virginia: 11,427Indiana: 1,197Alaska: 7,613Hawaii: 8,268

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • RI 9,506 $
  • DE 4,005 $
  • CT 8,933 $
  • NJ 6,252 $
  • MD 4,088 $
  • MA 9,660 $
  • VT 3,962 $
  • NH 5,344 $
  • Lowest: 365 to 1,309 $
  • Group 2: 1,309 to 2,613 $
  • Group 3: 2,613 to 3,665 $
  • Group 4: 3,665 to 5,344 $
  • Highest: 5,344 to 11,427 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: State governments only; states differ in which services they fund directly and which are left to local governments. The District of Columbia is not covered.

1West Virginia11,427
2Massachusetts9,660
3Rhode Island9,506
4Connecticut8,933
5Hawaii8,268
6Alaska7,613
7New York6,499
8New Jersey6,252
9North Dakota5,373
10New Hampshire5,344
11South Dakota4,508
12California4,135
13Maryland4,088
14Delaware4,005
15Vermont3,962
16Wisconsin3,898
17Virginia3,725
18Oregon3,706
19Colorado3,684
20Pennsylvania3,665
21Maine3,583
22Louisiana3,502
23Illinois3,363
24New Mexico3,314
25Washington3,128
26Minnesota2,969
27South Carolina2,781
28Michigan2,656
29Ohio2,634
30Montana2,613
31Arkansas2,550
32Oklahoma2,540
33Mississippi2,536
34Kansas2,469
35Kentucky2,240
36Wyoming2,155
37Texas2,145
38Iowa2,055
39Utah1,928
40Georgia1,309
41Alabama1,216
42Indiana1,197
43North Carolina1,180
44Missouri1,133
45Tennessee1,117
46Nevada969
47Florida951
48Nebraska927
49Arizona885
50Idaho365

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: FY2023.

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U.S. states ranked by state government debt per person ($, derived) (FY2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances, Table 1: State Government Finances by State (2023 ASFIN State Totals); rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-state-government-debt-per-person/

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