States Are Broke

The following chart shows the projected DEFICIT as a percentage of each state’s 2012 budget.

STATE                          PERCENTAGE OF THE STATE BUDGET

AL                                                          13.9
AR                                                          11.5
CA                                                                          29.3
CO                                                         13.8
CT                                                          18.0
DE                                       6.3
FL                                                          14.9
GA                                      7.9
HI                                       8.2
ID                                       3.9
IL                                                           14.6
IN                                       2.0
IA                                       3.5
KAN                                  8.8
KY                                     9.1
LA                                                                           20.7
ME                                                       16.1
MD                                                      10.7
MA                                    5.7
MI                                     5.9
MN                                                                         23.6
MS                                                      14.1
MO                                   9.1
NE                                    9.2
NV                                                                                            45.2
NH                                                                         27.2
NJ                                                                                             37.4
NM                                   8.3
NY                                                     18.7
NC                                                     12.7
OH                                                     11.0
OK                                   9.4
OR                                                                         25.0
PA                                                      16.4
RI                                                       11.3
SC                                                      17.4
SD                                                      10.9
TN                                   9.4
TX                                                                                             31.5
UT                                   8.2
VT                                                      16.3
VA                                                      13.1
WA                                                     16.2
WI                                                      12.8