Comments
Add Your Comment
Comments must be fewer than 2000 characters.
The combined debt of all states totaled more than $4 trillion for fiscal year 2011, according to data compiled by State Budget Solutions.
Click a state on the map for debt per capita amounts. Figures were compiled from the "ratio of outstanding debt by type" listed on each state's most recent CAFR report.
RELATED DATA: View unfunded liabilities for states' pension plans or state budget year-end balances.
GOVERNING Data is your source for state and local government statistics and public records.
Feel free to use any data or visualizations in your own reports with attribution and a link to the source.
Contact: Mike Maciag, mmaciag@governing.com
New Census estimates suggest that many larger cities continue to see populations climb, including some that could be experiencing their first growth in years. View data for each city.
Education Spending Per Student Fell For First Time in 2011
Which States Added the Most Jobs This Year?
Obama Losing Support of State and Local Officials, Survey Finds
The amount of money lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed paying toward recent graduates' student loans if they live for two years in urban areas needing revitalization.