U.S. per capita state and local government debt outstanding 2020, by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 3, 2023
In 2020, the federal state of New York had debt of around 18,566.13 U.S. dollars per capita, the most out of any state in the U.S. While not a state, the District of Columbia had an even higher per capita debt, at 29,339.48 U.S. dollars.

The total debt accrued by the U.S. annually can be accessed here, and outstanding debt by state here.

Per capita state and local government debt outstanding in the United States in 2020, by state (in U.S. dollars)

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September 2022

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United States

Survey time period

Fiscal year 2020

Supplementary notes

Data includes short-term, long-term, full faith and credit, nonguaranteed, and public debt for private purposes.
Per capita figures were calculated by Statista using 2020 population data by the United States Census Bureau which can be found here.

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