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Debtor Nation 2026: The $40 trillion national debt

Debtor Nation 2026: The $40 trillion national debt

By Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

America has crossed the $40 trillion national debt mark.

Study: New Jersey and Connecticut are the most financially distressed states

Study: New Jersey and Connecticut are the most financially distressed states

By Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Study: Chicago and New York City are the most fiscally stressed cities in the nation

Study: Chicago and New York City are the most fiscally stressed cities in the nation

By Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Study: Nassau County and Miami-Dade are the nation’s most fiscally-stressed counties

Study: Nassau County and Miami-Dade are the nation’s most fiscally-stressed counties

By Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Study: Fort Bend (TX) and Gwinnett County (GA) are the most fiscally stressed school districts in the nation

Study: Fort Bend (TX) and Gwinnett County (GA) are the most fiscally stressed school districts in the nation

By Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

State and local government finances in America: A comprehensive analysis of debt and liquidity

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

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

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

Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

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

Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Debt trends for state and local governments 2020-2022

Financial Transparency Project 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

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

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

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

Government Financial Transparency Project Policy Studies

Study: New Jersey and Connecticut are the most financially distressed states

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Study: Chicago and New York City are the most fiscally stressed cities in the nation

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

Study: Nassau County and Miami-Dade are the nation’s most fiscally-stressed counties

Policy Study by Geoffrey Lawrence and Carter Langofer

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