Data from U.S. Census Bureau · 2026 ·
Methodology Home / Rankings / Debt Per Capita Debt Per Capita Total outstanding debt per resident. Lower is generally better. Ranking 352 cities.
# City Grade Population Debt Per Capita 1 Enid, OK C 51K $20,444 2 Kissimmee, FL C 78K $12,603 3 Hillsboro, OR D 107K $8,726 4 Castle Rock, CO D 74K $6,735 5 Pearland, TX B 124K $5,926 6 Denver, CO C 711K $5,126 7 Conroe, TX B 92K $4,625 8 Evansville, IN B 117K $4,624 9 Pflugerville, TX B 65K $4,352 10 Joliet, IL D 150K $4,260 11 Longmont, CO C 98K $4,250 12 New Braunfels, TX B 93K $4,177 13 Pasco, WA C 77K $4,028 14 Aurora, CO B 387K $4,017 15 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY D 629K $3,553 16 Oklahoma City, OK B 681K $3,520 17 Flint, MI F 82K $3,516 18 Broken Arrow, OK B 114K $3,370 19 Edina, MN D 53K $3,183 20 Colorado Springs, CO C 480K $3,063 21 Ann Arbor, MI D 122K $2,923 22 Jonesboro, AR D 78K $2,919 23 Medford, OR B 86K $2,887 24 Birmingham, AL C 200K $2,823 25 Jacksonville, FL C 950K $2,821 26 Charlotte, NC C 875K $2,690 27 Washington, DC D 671K $2,516 28 Murfreesboro, TN D 153K $2,467 29 Springfield, IL B 114K $2,441 30 Tampa, FL F 389K $2,378 31 Beaverton, OR C 98K $2,344 32 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN D 684K $2,292 33 New Orleans, LA C 380K $2,288 34 Newport News, VA F 185K $2,213 35 San Antonio, TX B 1.4M $2,131 36 West Des Moines, IA C 69K $2,050 37 Cape Coral, FL B 199K $2,046 38 San Francisco, CA D 851K $2,031 39 St. Paul, MN C 309K $2,026 40 Duluth, MN F 87K $1,961 41 Fort Worth, TX C 925K $1,921 42 Gilbert, AZ C 267K $1,867 43 Corpus Christi, TX B 318K $1,866 44 Tacoma, WA C 219K $1,835 45 Knoxville, TN C 192K $1,825 46 Loveland, CO D 77K $1,813 47 Urban Honolulu, HI D 349K $1,791 48 Greensboro, NC C 297K $1,773 49 Georgetown, TX C 72K $1,751 50 Fayetteville, NC B 209K $1,749 51 Bellevue, WA C 151K $1,741 52 Sunrise, FL D 97K $1,738 53 Troy, NY F 51K $1,735 54 League City, TX B 113K $1,720 55 Tigard, OR C 55K $1,707 56 Providence, RI F 190K $1,664 57 Temple, TX C 83K $1,655 58 Buckeye, AZ B 95K $1,644 59 Quincy, MA D 101K $1,638 60 Richland, WA C 61K $1,638 61 Sioux Falls, SD C 193K $1,632 62 Eugene, OR C 177K $1,623 63 Salt Lake City, UT C 201K $1,610 64 Johnson City, TN F 71K $1,609 65 Portland, OR C 646K $1,574 66 Tucson, AZ C 541K $1,540 67 St. Cloud, MN C 69K $1,525 68 Oak Park, IL B 54K $1,514 69 Grand Junction, CO D 66K $1,513 70 Bismarck, ND C 74K $1,499 71 Great Falls, MT C 60K $1,490 72 Lawrence, KS D 95K $1,487 73 Draper, UT F 51K $1,448 74 Maple Grove, MN B 70K $1,424 75 Tyler, TX C 106K $1,420 76 Manchester, NH D 115K $1,411 77 Grand Rapids, MI D 198K $1,394 78 Cedar Rapids, IA C 137K $1,391 79 Columbia, SC B 137K $1,389 80 Norfolk, VA D 237K $1,370 81 Amarillo, TX C 200K $1,348 82 Sugar Land, TX C 110K $1,347 83 Orland Park, IL D 58K $1,338 84 Lafayette, LA D 122K $1,334 85 Somerville, MA F 80K $1,331 86 Ankeny, IA C 68K $1,314 87 Richmond, VA D 227K $1,304 88 Decatur, AL D 58K $1,290 89 Bossier City, LA B 63K $1,280 90 Huntsville, AL C 215K $1,279 91 Shreveport, LA B 186K $1,271 92 Fargo, ND C 127K $1,266 93 Harrisonburg, VA D 52K $1,262 94 Palo Alto, CA D 68K $1,261 95 Cleveland, OH B 370K $1,253 96 Greeley, CO D 108K $1,247 97 Austin, TX B 958K $1,229 98 Thornton, CO C 142K $1,221 99 Fort Lauderdale, FL C 183K $1,183 100 Kennewick, WA C 84K $1,159
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Data: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances. Per-capita figures based on American Community Survey population estimates.
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