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StateTotal State Debt (In Thousands) (1)Total State Debt Rankings2010 Population (In Thousands) (2)2010 Population RankingsTotal State Debt per Capita (3)Total State Debt per Capita RankingsPrivate Sector Workers 8/2011 (In Thousands) (4)Private Sector Workers RankingsTotal State Debt per Private Sector Worker (5)Total State Debt per Private Sector Worker Rankings2010 GSP for Private Industries (In Thousands) (6)2010 GSP for Private Industries RankingsTotal State Debt as a percentage of GSP for Private Industries (7)Total State Debt as a percentage of GSP for Private Industries Rankings
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Alabama$60,412,502284,779.728$12,639271,495.126$40,40733$143,021,0002542.24%39
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Alaska$27,962,37716710.24$39,37350273.13$102,38950$39,929,000670.03%49
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Arizona$59,220,240276,392.035$9,265111,987.330$29,79918$219,159,0003027.02%16
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Arkansas$25,020,643142,915.919$8,5819959.517$26,07712$87,628,0001728.55%21
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California$612,054,9555037,254.050$16,4294211,730.150$52,17843$1,680,139,0005036.43%32
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Colorado$80,386,294345,029.229$15,984401,884.229$42,66337$224,162,0003335.86%31
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Connecticut$99,751,147413,574.122$27,909481,386.224$71,96047$213,522,0002946.72%43
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Delaware$14,424,9238897.96$16,06541354.86$40,65635$56,500,0001325.53%12
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Florida$139,156,9564318,801.347$7,40146,094.047$22,8358$652,509,0004721.33%9
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Georgia$97,478,050399,687.742$10,062173,165.040$30,79922$346,930,0004128.10%19
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Hawaii$36,310,406191,360.311$26,69347469.39$77,37148$50,863,0001071.39%50
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Idaho$11,953,72971,567.612$7,6255502.510$23,78910$47,523,000925.15%10
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Illinois$280,595,8284612,830.646$21,869464,874.345$57,56645$586,547,0004647.84%44
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Indiana$38,710,138236,483.836$5,97032,388.336$16,2083$247,828,0003615.62%2
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Iowa$25,989,741153,046.421$8,53181,244.922$20,8776$126,306,0002220.58%6
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Kansas$28,538,211172,853.118$10,003161,072.720$26,60413$107,675,0001926.50%13
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Kentucky$63,268,507304,339.425$14,580351,478.825$42,78438$136,156,0002446.47%42
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Louisiana$63,084,841294,533.426$13,916321,560.028$40,43934$194,930,0002732.36%29
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Maine$17,692,888101,328.410$13,31930520.611$33,98626$44,280,000839.96%37
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Maryland$81,502,963365,773.632$14,116332,050.131$39,75632$241,427,0003433.76%30
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Massachusetts$97,940,986406,547.637$14,958362,856.438$34,28827$344,475,0003928.43%20
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Michigan$125,329,485429,883.643$12,681283,353.143$37,37729$337,149,0003837.17%34
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Minnesota$70,806,990335,303.930$13,350312,315.934$30,57421$241,565,0003529.31%24
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Mississippi$38,278,314222,967.320$12,90029847.916$45,14541$79,463,0001648.17%45
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Missouri$66,307,890325,988.933$11,072192,230.433$29,72917$212,363,0002831.22%27
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Montana$9,533,4416989.47$9,63613356.17$26,77214$29,996,000331.78%28
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Nebraska$7,805,17551,826.313$4,2741797.515$9,7871$77,641,0001510.05%1
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Nevada$41,883,947242,700.616$15,50938970.318$43,16640$111,747,0002037.48%35
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New Hampshire$14,955,43491,316.59$11,36021553.112$27,03915$53,912,0001227.74%18
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New Jersey$281,544,674478,791.940$32,023493,288.542$85,61549$432,746,0004465.06%48
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New Mexico$37,802,200212,059.215$18,35843615.814$61,38746$63,861,0001459.19%47
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New York$305,308,3904919,378.148$15,755397,182.648$42,50736$1,034,778,0004829.50%25
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North Carolina$97,376,318389,535.541$10,212183,233.541$30,11520$362,970,0004226.83%15
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North Dakota$6,255,6052672.63$9,30112322.44$19,4035$29,919,000220.91%7
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Ohio$240,236,6064511,536.544$20,824454,391.444$54,70644$422,724,0004356.83%46
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Oklahoma$36,952,387203,751.423$9,850151,230.521$30,03019$120,001,0002130.79%26
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Oregon$58,019,973263,831.124$15,144371,352.523$42,89839$151,990,0002638.17%36
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Pennsylvania$147,788,4814412,702.445$11,635224,981.846$29,66616$511,236,0004528.91%23
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Rhode Island$19,497,824111,052.68$18,52344407.38$47,87142$42,766,000745.59%41
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South Carolina$56,539,512254,625.427$12,224231,506.927$37,52030$135,751,0002341.65%38
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South Dakota$6,585,2563814.25$8,0886341.75$19,2724$34,993,000518.82%4
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Tennessee$35,239,489186,346.134$5,55322,221.832$15,8612$224,035,0003215.73%3
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Texas$282,558,2814825,145.649$11,237208,827.249$32,01024$1,064,698,0004926.54%14
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Utah$24,792,086132,763.917$8,970101,008.819$24,57611$98,534,0001825.16%11
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Vermont$6,043,5821625.72$9,65914254.52$23,7479$21,929,000127.56%17
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Virginia$65,105,037318,001.039$8,13772,962.139$21,9797$345,572,0004018.84%5
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Washington$83,215,274376,724.538$12,375242,316.635$35,92128$288,209,0003728.87%22
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West Virginia$22,941,837121,853.014$12,38125608.913$37,67831$53,240,0001143.09%40
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Wisconsin$81,154,800355,687.031$14,270342,405.837$33,73325$220,925,0003136.73%33
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Wyoming$6,992,0944563.61$12,40626226.71$30,84323$33,352,000420.96%8
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Total$4,238,306,708N/A308,143.8N/A$13,754N/A109,458.8N/A$38,721N/A$12,629,574,000N/A33.56%N/A
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Note: Debt measurement rankings run from 1 (best) to 50 (worst). Population, private sector workers, and GSP for private industries rankings run from 1 (smallest) to 50 (largest).State Budget Solutions may be contacted at Info@StateBudgetSolutions.org
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Sources:
1. “Total Debt 2011 w/ AEI Pension UAAL .” Report reveals aggregate state debt exceeds $4 trillion. State Budget Solutions. 2011. http://www.statebudgetsolutions.org/publications/detail/report-reveals-aggregate-state-debt-exceeds-4-trillion-2
2. 2010 U.S. Census Population data. Accessed Oct. 27, 2011 http://www.census.gov/popfinder/index.php
3. “Total State Debt per Capita” = “Total State Debt” ÷ ”2010 Population”
4. “Total Private Employees.” State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings. Bureau of Labor Statistics. August 2011. Accessed Oct. 27, 2011. http://www.bls.gov/sae/
Note: Not Seasonally Adjusted.
5. “Total State Debt per Private Sector Worker” = “Total State Debt” ÷ ”Private Sector Workers 8/2011”
6. “GDP by State (Current Dollars).” Gross Domestic Product by State (GDP by State) Interactive Map. Bureau of Economic Analysis. June 7, 2011. Accessed October 27, 2011. http://www.bea.gov/regional/gdpmap/ Note: For "Private industries."
7. “Total State Debt as a percentage GSP for Private Industries” = (“Total State Debt” ÷ “2010 Gross State Product per Private Industries”) x 100

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