| Table 28:
State & Local Government Debt Per Capita, 1993 | |||||
| Rank | State | Amt. | Rank | State | Amt. |
| 1 | Alaska | $13,804 | 27 | Oregon | $3,521 |
| 2 | NEW YORK | $6,760 | 28 | West Virginia | 3,503 |
| 3 | Delaware | 6,759 | 29 | South Dakota | 3,357 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 5,817 | 30 | Wisconsin | 3,304 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 5,732 | 31 | Vermont | 3,302 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 5,692 | 32 | Montana | 3,206 |
| 7 | Utah | 5,692 | 33 | Virginia | 3,183 |
| 8 | Washington | 5,682 | 34 | Kansas | 3,169 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 5,571 | 35 | South Carolina | 3,049 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 5,134 | 36 | Georgia | 2,911 |
| 11 | Arizona | 4,760 | 37 | North Dakota | 2,797 |
| 12 | Nevada | 4,732 | 38 | Michigan | 2,788 |
| 13 | New Jersey | 4,725 | 39 | New Mexico | 2,778 |
| 14 | Minnesota | 4,641 | 40 | Alabama | 2,733 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 4,572 | 41 | Oklahoma | 2,732 |
| 16 | Florida | 4,312 | 42 | North Carolina | 2,673 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 4,228 | 43 | Tennessee | 2,460 |
| 18 | Louisiana | 4,163 | 44 | Ohio | 2,392 |
| 19 | Maryland | 4,050 | 45 | Missouri | 2,294 |
| 20 | Wyoming | 4,042 | 46 | Indiana | 2,240 |
| 21 | Colorado | 4,037 | 47 | Arkansas | 2,048 |
| 22 | California | 3,956 | 48 | Iowa | 1,985 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 3,836 | 49 | Mississippi | 1,965 |
| 24 | Texas | 3,798 | 50 | Idaho | 1,824 |
| 25 | Illinois | 3,725 | U.S. Average | $3,942 | |
| 26 | Maine | 3,641 | N.Y.S. % above avg. | 71.5% | |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau | |||||
| Table 27 | Table 29 |
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