25 States With the Lowest Debt Per Person

By InvestingAnswers Staff

April 01, 2011

We put together our list of 25 States With the Highest Debt Per Person.

Now it's time to look at which 25 states have the lowest debt per person.

According to a report by Moody's Investors Service, not all state debt burdens are created equal. And the range of per capita debt definitely shows it

The No. 1 slot on the high-debt list has per-capita debt of $4,859 per person... while the No. 1 slot on the low-debt list has per-capita debt of just $15 per person!

Read on to see if you are fortunate enough to live in one of the 25 states with the lowest debt per person...

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25) Ohio: $933 Per Person

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24) Nevada: $925 Per Person

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23) South Carolina: $917 Per Person

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22) Virginia: $895 Per Person

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21) Alabama: $796 Per Person

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20) Missouri: $780 Per Person

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19) North Carolina: $765 Per Person

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18) Maine: $760 Per Person

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17) Michigan: $748 Per Person

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16) Arizona: $736 Per Person

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15) Vermont: $709 Per Person

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14) New Hampshire: $665 Per Person

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13) Oklahoma: $570 Per Person

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12) Idaho: $538 Per Person

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11) Texas: $520 Per Person

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10) Indiana: $492 Per Person

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9) Colorado: $400 Per Person

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8) Montana: $358 Per Person

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7) North Dakota: $327 Per Person

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6) Tennessee: $318 Per Person

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5) Arkansas: $312 Per Person

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4) South Dakota: $135 Per Person

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3) Wyoming: $77 Per Person

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2) Iowa: $73 Per Person

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1) Nebraska: $15 Per Person

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