25 States With the Highest Debt Per Person

By InvestingAnswers Staff
March 30, 2011

If we look at the 50 states as a whole, one word comes to mind -- broke.

But if we look at them one by one, that assessment isn't so clear.

 
According to a recent report by Moody's Investors Service, some states are more busted than others. States like Nebraska and Wyoming have strict laws governing debt, and they carry virtually none.

[InvestingAnswers Feature: 25 States With the Lowest Debt Per Person]

On the other end of the spectrum are states like California, Illinois and New York, publicly lambasted for being fiscally irresponsible and bankrupting their citizens.

But would you believe it if we told you those states aren't even at the top of our list of states with the highest debt per person?

Read on to see if you owe more to your state's debtholders than you know...
 

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25) Pennsylvania: $938 Per Person

25) Pennsylvania: $938 Per Person

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24) Utah: $957 Per Person

24) Utah: $957 Per Person

23) Minnesota: $1,037 Per Person

23) Minnesota: $1,037 Per Person

22) West Virginia: $1,079 Per Person

22) West Virginia: $1,079 Per Person

21) Georgia: $1,120 Per Person

21) Georgia: $1,120 Per Person

19) Kansas: $1,140 Per Person

19) Kansas: $1,140 Per Person

18) Louisiana: $1,271 Per Person

18) Louisiana: $1,271 Per Person

17) Alaska: $1,345 Per Person

17) Alaska: $1,345 Per Person

16) New Mexico: $1,398 Per Person

16) New Mexico: $1,398 Per Person

15) Mississippi: $1,478 Per Person

15) Mississippi: $1,478 Per Person

14) Maryland: $1,608 Per Person

14) Maryland: $1,608 Per Person

13) Kentucky: $1,685 Per Person

13) Kentucky: $1,685 Per Person

12) Wisconsin: $1,720 Per Person

12) Wisconsin: $1,720 Per Person

11) Illinois: $1,856 Per Person

11) Illinois: $1,856 Per Person

10) Oregon: $1,859 Per Person

10) Oregon: $1,859 Per Person

9) Rhode Island: $2,127 Per Person

9) Rhode Island: $2,127 Per Person

8) Washington: $2,226 Per Person

8) Washington: $2,226 Per Person

7) California: $2,362 Per Person

7) California: $2,362 Per Person

6) Delaware: $2,489 Per Person

6) Delaware: $2,489 Per Person

5) New York: $3,135 Per Person

5) New York: $3,135 Per Person

4) New Jersey: $3,669 Per Person

4) New Jersey: $3,669 Per Person

2) Massachusetts: $4,606 Per Person

2) Massachusetts: $4,606 Per Person

1) Connecticut: $4,859 Per Person

1) Connecticut: $4,859 Per Person

 
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