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Government Financial Transparency Project


Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Nationally, cities report $1.4 trillion in debt, equivalent to approximately $7,000 per capita, according to Reason Foundation’s State and Local Government Finance Report.

Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt
Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion
Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Report: State and local governments have $6.1 trillion in debt
Report: State and local governments have $6.1 trillion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Debt trends for state and local governments 2020-2022
Debt trends for state and local governments 2020-2022

By Reason Foundation, Geoffrey Lawrence, Mariana Trujillo, Thuy Nguyen, Jordan Campbell, Carter Langofer and Leonard Gilroy

  • City debt: New York has more than four times the liabilities of Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and other cities
    City debt: New York has more than four times the liabilities of Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and other cities

    Financial Transparency Project by Geoffrey Lawrence, Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

  • County debt: Los Angeles, Miami-Dade and Cook counties among worst in nation
    County debt: Los Angeles, Miami-Dade and Cook counties among worst in nation

    Financial Transparency Project by Geoffrey Lawrence, Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

  • State debt: California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Texas each have over $200 billion in total liabilities
    State debt: California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Texas each have over $200 billion in total liabilities

    Financial Transparency Project by Geoffrey Lawrence, Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

  • Debt and liquidity in America’s 10 largest cities 
    Debt and liquidity in America’s 10 largest cities 

    Commentary by Geoffrey Lawrence

  • Health care retirement debt surpasses state and local government pension debt
    Health care retirement debt surpasses state and local government pension debt

    Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

Government Financial Transparency Project Policy Studies

  • Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt
    Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

  • Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt
    Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

  • Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion
    Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

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