Massachusetts has more outstanding debt per capita than any other state government. The state is $76 billion in the red, or $11,379 per person, or $2,000 more than the next highest state, Rhode Island.

Tennessee has only $953 of debt per person, or 8 percent of Massachusetts’ debt per person. Next at the low-end is Nebraska, with only $988 in debt per person.

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