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Which state has the highest state and local debt?
In 2016 it is “guesstimated” that New York State had the highest state and local debt as percent of GSP.
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Compare state and local debt for the 50 states against state growth and population.
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| Comparison of State and Local Government Spending in the United States -5yr -1yr Fiscal Year 2019 +1yr +4yr Amounts in $ billion |
State  | State Debt | Local Debt | State and Local Debt | Gross State Product | Real State Growth | Popu- lation (mln) | ||
| Alabama | $8.2 | $18.6 | $26.8 | $226.2 | 2.9% | 4.9 | more | |
| Alaska | $6.6 | $3.1 | $9.7 | $51.9 | 1.7% | 0.7 | more | |
| Arizona | $15.2 | $37.1 | $52.3 | $340.3 | 3.1% | 7.2 | more | |
| Arkansas | $4.6 | $10.0 | $14.6 | $132.2 | 2.8% | 3.0 | more | |
| California | $155.5 | $321.0 | $476.5 | $2,940.8 | 3.3% | 40.0 | more | |
| Colorado | $16.0 | $31.8 | $47.8 | $360.9 | 3.1% | 5.8 | more | |
| Connecticut | $41.6 | $11.1 | $52.8 | $291.9 | 2.9% | 3.6 | more | |
| Delaware | $5.3 | $2.3 | $7.7 | $77.5 | 2.7% | 1.0 | more | |
| District of Columbia | $0.0 | $16.3 | $16.3 | $143.7 | 3.2% | 0.7 | more | |
| Florida | $35.0 | $92.6 | $127.6 | $1,052.2 | 3.3% | 21.7 | more | |
| Georgia | $13.3 | $50.5 | $63.9 | $595.7 | 3.3% | 10.7 | more | |
| Hawaii | $10.5 | $6.6 | $17.1 | $94.4 | 3.1% | 1.4 | more | |
| Idaho | $3.3 | $2.1 | $5.4 | $74.6 | 3.0% | 1.8 | more | |
| Illinois | $70.9 | $91.4 | $162.3 | $874.8 | 2.8% | 12.7 | more | |
| Indiana | $23.0 | $29.0 | $52.0 | $378.1 | 3.0% | 6.7 | more | |
| Iowa | $5.7 | $13.2 | $19.0 | $195.7 | 2.8% | 3.2 | more | |
| Kansas | $11.6 | $18.1 | $29.8 | $166.4 | 2.7% | 2.9 | more | |
| Kentucky | $16.3 | $21.3 | $37.6 | $218.2 | 2.9% | 4.5 | more | |
| Louisiana | $18.8 | $16.5 | $35.3 | $249.6 | 2.5% | 4.7 | more | |
| Maine | $4.6 | $3.2 | $7.8 | $66.2 | 2.9% | 1.3 | more | |
| Maryland | $31.5 | $27.0 | $58.5 | $421.7 | 2.9% | 6.1 | more | |
| Massachusetts | $82.7 | $19.3 | $102.0 | $571.3 | 3.1% | 6.9 | more | |
| Michigan | $35.7 | $33.8 | $69.4 | $544.7 | 3.0% | 10.0 | more | |
| Minnesota | $15.4 | $36.7 | $52.2 | $370.5 | 2.9% | 5.7 | more | |
| Mississippi | $7.1 | $6.9 | $14.0 | $117.9 | 2.8% | 3.0 | more | |
| Missouri | $19.0 | $25.6 | $44.7 | $333.6 | 2.9% | 6.2 | more | |
| Montana | $2.8 | $2.8 | $5.6 | $49.6 | 2.7% | 1.1 | more | |
| Nebraska | $2.3 | $13.6 | $15.9 | $126.3 | 2.9% | 1.9 | more | |
| Nevada | $3.0 | $28.0 | $31.0 | $166.8 | 3.2% | 3.1 | more | |
| New Hampshire | $7.4 | $2.6 | $10.0 | $88.4 | 3.3% | 1.4 | more | |
| New Jersey | $67.9 | $33.4 | $101.3 | $645.5 | 2.9% | 9.1 | more | |
| New Mexico | $7.5 | $7.6 | $15.1 | $100.4 | 2.5% | 2.1 | more | |
| New York | $141.3 | $247.4 | $388.7 | $1,652.2 | 2.8% | 19.9 | more | |
| North Carolina | $16.1 | $26.6 | $42.6 | $579.7 | 3.0% | 10.5 | more | |
| North Dakota | $2.9 | $5.4 | $8.3 | $52.4 | 1.5% | 0.8 | more | |
| Ohio | $34.3 | $52.1 | $86.3 | $695.5 | 3.0% | 11.7 | more | |
| Oklahoma | $8.3 | $10.0 | $18.3 | $191.3 | 2.2% | 4.0 | more | |
| Oregon | $13.2 | $18.5 | $31.7 | $257.2 | 3.4% | 4.3 | more | |
| Pennsylvania | $48.2 | $65.5 | $113.7 | $799.5 | 2.9% | 12.8 | more | |
| Rhode Island | $9.4 | $2.8 | $12.2 | $64.0 | 2.9% | 1.1 | more | |
| South Carolina | $18.9 | $26.3 | $45.2 | $235.5 | 3.1% | 5.2 | more | |
| South Dakota | $3.6 | $2.2 | $5.8 | $53.1 | 3.0% | 0.9 | more | |
| Tennessee | $6.3 | $33.1 | $39.4 | $368.8 | 3.1% | 6.9 | more | |
| Texas | $53.2 | $235.0 | $288.2 | $1,745.0 | 2.7% | 29.1 | more | |
| All states combined | $1,219.4 | $1,886.7 | $3,106.1 | $21,003.1 | 3.1% | 330.4 | more | |
| Utah | $6.2 | $10.0 | $16.2 | $177.5 | 3.3% | 3.2 | more | |
| Vermont | $2.2 | $1.0 | $3.2 | $34.4 | 2.8% | 0.6 | more | |
| Virginia | $30.1 | $39.7 | $69.8 | $547.0 | 2.8% | 8.6 | more | |
| Washington | $36.1 | $60.2 | $96.3 | $535.6 | 3.5% | 7.7 | more | |
| West Virginia | $7.5 | $3.8 | $11.3 | $78.9 | 2.5% | 1.8 | more | |
| Wisconsin | $25.8 | $-1.3 | $24.4 | $342.5 | 2.9% | 5.8 | more | |
| Wyoming | $0.7 | $1.1 | $1.8 | $39.1 | 2.0% | 0.6 | more | |
| Notes: guesstimated1 budgeted estimated 1. "Guesstimated" by projecting the latest change in reported number forward to future years. GSP deviation from national GDP growth cut by 40% per year. Data Sources: | ||||||||
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| Budget billions | Outcome billions | |
| Receipts | $3,340 | $3,329 |
| Outlays | $4,130 | $4,108 |
| Deficit | $833 | $779 |
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