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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 2012  +1yr +5yr
Amounts in percent GDP
StateState
Debt
Local
Debt
State and
Local
Debt
Gross
State
Product
Real
State
Growth
Popu-
lation
(mln)
 Wyoming3.42%2.77%6.19%$38.68-2.2%0.6 more
 North Dakota4.00%5.50%9.50%$52.0823.2%0.7 more
 District of Columbia0.00%10.31%10.31%$112.510.8%0.6 more
 Oklahoma5.69%5.07%10.76%$175.365.0%3.8 more
 Idaho6.81%3.97%10.78%$57.93-1.1%1.6 more
 North Carolina4.12%7.32%11.44%$444.060.8%9.8 more
 Iowa3.89%7.57%11.45%$158.553.9%3.1 more
 Georgia2.98%9.41%12.39%$449.381.6%9.9 more
 Arkansas3.36%9.45%12.81%$108.841.2%3.0 more
 Tennessee2.16%10.85%13.01%$285.903.4%6.5 more
 Delaware9.30%3.91%13.21%$62.34-0.8%0.9 more
 South Dakota8.18%5.10%13.27%$44.132.1%0.8 more
 Montana9.48%4.16%13.64%$42.151.8%1.0 more
 Maryland7.78%6.14%13.92%$331.870.4%5.9 more
 Mississippi7.13%7.32%14.45%$100.912.0%3.0 more
 Nebraska2.01%12.65%14.67%$102.950.0%1.9 more
 Virginia6.24%8.43%14.68%$445.010.7%8.2 more
 Ohio6.19%8.82%15.01%$543.041.1%11.6 more
 Utah5.46%9.81%15.27%$129.431.7%2.9 more
 West Virginia10.39%5.09%15.48%$70.30-0.1%1.9 more
 Vermont11.56%4.11%15.67%$29.330.7%0.6 more
 New Hampshire11.74%4.03%15.77%$68.410.8%1.3 more
 Maine10.38%5.60%15.97%$54.02-0.4%1.3 more
 Alabama4.63%11.48%16.11%$188.281.1%4.8 more
 Minnesota4.43%11.77%16.20%$298.641.9%5.4 more
 Wisconsin8.32%7.90%16.22%$276.251.8%5.7 more
 Alaska10.13%6.15%16.28%$58.325.6%0.7 more
 Indiana7.47%9.10%16.57%$301.280.7%6.5 more
 Louisiana7.94%8.70%16.64%$235.960.5%4.6 more
 Missouri7.48%9.43%16.92%$272.481.2%6.0 more
 Connecticut13.32%4.53%17.85%$239.910.8%3.6 more
 Michigan7.23%10.85%18.08%$426.142.1%9.9 more
 Arizona5.32%12.79%18.11%$272.702.3%6.6 more
 All states combined7.06%11.10%18.15%$16,254.002.3%313.9 more
 Colorado5.85%12.88%18.73%$274.741.9%5.2 more
 Florida4.87%13.86%18.73%$784.551.0%19.3 more
 New Mexico8.61%10.20%18.81%$87.680.2%2.1 more
 Kansas4.84%14.02%18.86%$141.811.5%2.9 more
 Texas3.19%15.77%18.96%$1,429.595.0%26.1 more
 Washington7.30%11.82%19.12%$398.363.6%6.9 more
 Hawaii11.72%7.85%19.58%$71.652.0%1.4 more
 Pennsylvania7.15%12.55%19.70%$646.431.9%12.8 more
 Massachusetts16.00%3.72%19.71%$441.372.2%6.7 more
 Oregon7.95%11.93%19.89%$173.860.7%3.9 more
 New Jersey12.57%7.39%19.96%$516.102.2%8.8 more
 California7.28%12.72%20.00%$2,108.872.9%37.9 more
 Illinois8.86%11.29%20.15%$725.482.4%12.9 more
 South Carolina8.32%14.63%22.96%$178.501.1%4.7 more
 Rhode Island17.88%5.28%23.16%$51.530.8%1.1 more
 Nevada2.99%20.24%23.23%$130.24-0.9%2.7 more
 Kentucky8.47%15.51%23.97%$178.371.9%4.4 more
 New York10.76%15.45%26.21%$1,324.473.9%19.6 more
Notes: actual estimated

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State GDP Information
Federal: Fed. Budget: Hist. Tables 3.2, 5.1, 7.1
State and Local: State and Local Gov. Finances

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