A new report by State Budget Solutions’ Andrew Guevara estimates that states are $4 trillion in debt. Guevara adds outstanding state debt issues ($600.4 billion), unfunded pension obligations ($2.86 trillion), unfunded retiree health benefits ($606.8 billion), unemployment benefit loans from the federal government ($37.0 billion), and budget gaps ($133.0 billion). Below is a chart of the total debt by state: State Debt (thousands of $) Debt Per Capita Alabama $60,412,502 $12,639 Alaska $27,962,377 $39,371 Arizona $59,220,240 $9,265 Arkansas $25,020,643 $8,581 California $612,054,955 $16,429 Colorado $80,386,294 $15,984 Connecticut $99,751,147 $27,909 Delaware $14,424,923 $16,065 Florida $139,156,956 $7,401 Georgia $97,478,050 $10,062 Hawaii $36,310,406 $26,693 Idaho $11,953,729 $7,626 Illinois $280,595,828 $21,869 Indiana $38,710,138 $5,970 Iowa $25,989,741 $8,531 Kansas $28,538,211 $10,002 Kentucky $63,268,507 $14,580 Louisiana $63,084,841 $13,916 Maine $17,692,888 $13,319 Maryland $81,502,963 $14,117 Massachusetts $97,940,986 $14,958 Michigan $125,329,485 $12,680 Minnesota $70,806,990 $13,350 Mississippi $38,278,314 $12,900 Missouri $66,307,890 $11,072 Montana $9,533,441 $9,635 Nebraska $7,805,175 $4,274 Nevada $41,883,947 $15,509 New Hampshire $14,955,434 $11,360 New Jersey $281,544,674 $32,023 New Mexico $37,802,200 $18,358 New York $305,308,390 $15,755 North Carolina $97,376,318 $10,212 North Dakota $6,255,605 $9,301 Ohio $240,236,606 $20,824 Oklahoma $36,952,387 $9,850 Oregon $58,019,973 $15,145 Pennsylvania $147,788,481 $11,635 Rhode Island $19,497,824 $18,524 South Carolina $56,539,512 $12,224 South Dakota $6,585,256 $8,088 Tennessee $35,239,489 $5,553 Texas $282,558,281 $11,237 Utah $24,792,086 $8,970 Vermont $6,043,582 $9,658 Virginia $65,105,037 $8,137 Washington $83,215,274 $12,375 West Virginia $22,941,837 $12,381 Wisconsin $81,154,800 $14,270 Wyoming $6,992,094 $12,406 Total $4,238,306,708 $13,728
