Economy#93 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
State Debt
What each state government owes per resident, pensions included
Data: Reason Foundation, Government Finance Transparency Project, 2023 ↗nhmaps.com/59
Many New England states are in deep debt, driven by pensions, benefits, and socialism. New Hampshire skipped that habit.
State government total liabilities per resident, FY2023 (dollars per resident)
Map: Visual Capitalist (data: Reason Foundation, 2023) ↗Data: Reason Foundation, Government Finance Transparency Project, 2023 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (11 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | $4,374 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | $5,872 |
| 3 | Maine | $6,576 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $8,093 |
| 5 | Maryland | $9,816 |
| 6 | Vermont | $10,930 |
| 7 | New York | $11,547 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $17,082 |
| 9 | Delaware | $17,535 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $22,968 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $26,187 |