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Which state has the highest state and local debt?
In 2019 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 2012 +1yr +5yr Amounts in percent GDP |
| State | State Debt | Local Debt | State and Local Debt | Gross State Product | Real State Growth | Popu- lation (mln) | ||
| New York | 10.76% | 15.45% | 26.21% | $1,324.47 | 3.9% | 19.6 | more | |
| Kentucky | 8.47% | 15.51% | 23.97% | $178.37 | 1.9% | 4.4 | more | |
| Nevada | 2.99% | 20.24% | 23.23% | $130.24 | -0.9% | 2.7 | more | |
| Rhode Island | 17.88% | 5.28% | 23.16% | $51.53 | 0.8% | 1.1 | more | |
| South Carolina | 8.32% | 14.63% | 22.96% | $178.50 | 1.1% | 4.7 | more | |
| Illinois | 8.86% | 11.29% | 20.15% | $725.48 | 2.4% | 12.9 | more | |
| California | 7.28% | 12.72% | 20.00% | $2,108.87 | 2.9% | 37.9 | more | |
| New Jersey | 12.57% | 7.39% | 19.96% | $516.10 | 2.2% | 8.8 | more | |
| Oregon | 7.95% | 11.93% | 19.89% | $173.86 | 0.7% | 3.9 | more | |
| Massachusetts | 16.00% | 3.72% | 19.71% | $441.37 | 2.2% | 6.7 | more | |
| Pennsylvania | 7.15% | 12.55% | 19.70% | $646.43 | 1.9% | 12.8 | more | |
| Hawaii | 11.72% | 7.85% | 19.58% | $71.65 | 2.0% | 1.4 | more | |
| Washington | 7.30% | 11.82% | 19.12% | $398.36 | 3.6% | 6.9 | more | |
| Texas | 3.19% | 15.77% | 18.96% | $1,429.59 | 5.0% | 26.1 | more | |
| Kansas | 4.84% | 14.02% | 18.86% | $141.81 | 1.5% | 2.9 | more | |
| New Mexico | 8.61% | 10.20% | 18.81% | $87.68 | 0.2% | 2.1 | more | |
| Florida | 4.87% | 13.86% | 18.73% | $784.55 | 1.0% | 19.3 | more | |
| Colorado | 5.85% | 12.88% | 18.73% | $274.74 | 1.9% | 5.2 | more | |
| All states combined | 7.06% | 11.10% | 18.15% | $16,254.00 | 2.3% | 313.9 | more | |
| Arizona | 5.32% | 12.79% | 18.11% | $272.70 | 2.3% | 6.6 | more | |
| Michigan | 7.23% | 10.85% | 18.08% | $426.14 | 2.1% | 9.9 | more | |
| Connecticut | 13.32% | 4.53% | 17.85% | $239.91 | 0.8% | 3.6 | more | |
| Missouri | 7.48% | 9.43% | 16.92% | $272.48 | 1.2% | 6.0 | more | |
| Louisiana | 7.94% | 8.70% | 16.64% | $235.96 | 0.5% | 4.6 | more | |
| Indiana | 7.47% | 9.10% | 16.57% | $301.28 | 0.7% | 6.5 | more | |
| Alaska | 10.13% | 6.15% | 16.28% | $58.32 | 5.6% | 0.7 | more | |
| Wisconsin | 8.32% | 7.90% | 16.22% | $276.25 | 1.8% | 5.7 | more | |
| Minnesota | 4.43% | 11.77% | 16.20% | $298.64 | 1.9% | 5.4 | more | |
| Alabama | 4.63% | 11.48% | 16.11% | $188.28 | 1.1% | 4.8 | more | |
| Maine | 10.38% | 5.60% | 15.97% | $54.02 | -0.4% | 1.3 | more | |
| New Hampshire | 11.74% | 4.03% | 15.77% | $68.41 | 0.8% | 1.3 | more | |
| Vermont | 11.56% | 4.11% | 15.67% | $29.33 | 0.7% | 0.6 | more | |
| West Virginia | 10.39% | 5.09% | 15.48% | $70.30 | -0.1% | 1.9 | more | |
| Utah | 5.46% | 9.81% | 15.27% | $129.43 | 1.7% | 2.9 | more | |
| Ohio | 6.19% | 8.82% | 15.01% | $543.04 | 1.1% | 11.6 | more | |
| Virginia | 6.24% | 8.43% | 14.68% | $445.01 | 0.7% | 8.2 | more | |
| Nebraska | 2.01% | 12.65% | 14.67% | $102.95 | 0.0% | 1.9 | more | |
| Mississippi | 7.13% | 7.32% | 14.45% | $100.91 | 2.0% | 3.0 | more | |
| Maryland | 7.78% | 6.14% | 13.92% | $331.87 | 0.4% | 5.9 | more | |
| Montana | 9.48% | 4.16% | 13.64% | $42.15 | 1.8% | 1.0 | more | |
| South Dakota | 8.18% | 5.10% | 13.27% | $44.13 | 2.1% | 0.8 | more | |
| Delaware | 9.30% | 3.91% | 13.21% | $62.34 | -0.8% | 0.9 | more | |
| Tennessee | 2.16% | 10.85% | 13.01% | $285.90 | 3.4% | 6.5 | more | |
| Arkansas | 3.36% | 9.45% | 12.81% | $108.84 | 1.2% | 3.0 | more | |
| Georgia | 2.98% | 9.41% | 12.39% | $449.38 | 1.6% | 9.9 | more | |
| Iowa | 3.89% | 7.57% | 11.45% | $158.55 | 3.9% | 3.1 | more | |
| North Carolina | 4.12% | 7.32% | 11.44% | $444.06 | 0.8% | 9.8 | more | |
| Idaho | 6.81% | 3.97% | 10.78% | $57.93 | -1.1% | 1.6 | more | |
| Oklahoma | 5.69% | 5.07% | 10.76% | $175.36 | 5.0% | 3.8 | more | |
| District of Columbia | 0.00% | 10.31% | 10.31% | $112.51 | 0.8% | 0.6 | more | |
| North Dakota | 4.00% | 5.50% | 9.50% | $52.08 | 23.2% | 0.7 | more | |
| Wyoming | 3.42% | 2.77% | 6.19% | $38.68 | -2.2% | 0.6 | more | |
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| Federal Outlays | $7,696.6 | $8,092.9 | +$569.1 |
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