To illustrate, let's begin with an analysis of how much money states owe today, expressed in terms of Total Debt per Person. Using the resources described below, you can perform similar analysis on your state of residence. We've added together four components of debt: 1) Projected fiscal year 2010 fiscal deficits; 2) Unfunded pension liabilities; 3) Unfunded retiree health care and other non-pension benefits; and 4) Total municipal bond principal outstanding. We then divided the total by projected 2030 population to give states the benefit of future growth.? The tables below summarize the Bottom 10 and Top 10 states.

Bottom 10

Rank	State	Total 2010 Debt ($ billions)	2030 Projected Population	Debt Per Person
1.	Connecticut	$91.3	3,688,630	$24,750
2.	Alaska	$20.8	867,674	$23,920
3.	New Jersey	$233.3	9,802,440	$23,800
4.	New York	$423.0	19,477,429	$21,720
5.	Hawaii	$30.7	1,466,046	$20,910
6.	Illinois	$264.0	13,432,892	$19,650
7.	Massachusetts	$136.9	7,012,009	$19,520
8.	Rhode Island	$20.3	1,152,941	$17,630
9.	California	$710.3	46,444,861	$15,290
10.	Oregon	$69.9	4,833,918	$14,470

Top 10

Rank	State	Total 2010 Debt ($ billions)	2030 Projected Population	Debt Per Person
1.	Arkansas	$18.3	3,240,208	$5,640
2.	North Carolina	$71.9	12,227,739	$5,880
3.	Florida	$177.4	28,685,769	$6,180
4.	Arizona	$71.0	10,712,397	$6,630
5.	Tennessee	$50.5	7,380,634	$6,840
6.	Idaho	$13.5	1,969,624	$6,870
7.	Montana	$8.0	1,044,898	$7,640
8.	Virginia	$78.6	9,825,019	$8,000
9.	Wisconsin	$49.7	6,150,764	$8,070
10.	Iowa	$24.9	2,955,172	$8,430

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