The Local Government Spending & Revenue database contains spending, debt and revenue levels of counties, cities, towns, villages and school districts throughout the state, excluding only New York City. Use this database to view a single local government entity, to compare like entities to one another, or to create categorical rankings.

2018 Statewide County Rankings: Debt Per Capita
 

Rank County Amount
1. Nassau $3,027
2. Sullivan $2,147
3. Rockland $1,825
4. Schoharie $1,583
5. Westchester $1,540
6. Suffolk $1,504
7. Onondaga $1,405
8. Oneida $1,282
9. Rensselaer $1,159
10. Monroe $1,109
11. Wyoming $1,016
12. Albany $933
13. Seneca $836
14. Ulster $820
15. Essex $813
16. Clinton $778
17. Montgomery $770
18. Orange $754
19. Columbia $723
20. Broome $693
21. Erie $683
22. Cayuga $674
23. Livingston $672
24. Warren $665
25. Tompkins $627
26. Putnam $581
27. Cattaraugus $571
28. Chemung $560
29. Schenectady $505
30. Chautauqua $480
31. Allegany $477
32. Dutchess $448
33. Madison $445
34. Niagara $415
35. Orleans $393
36. Herkimer $377
37. Washington $377
38. Genesee $368
39. Yates $362
40. Saratoga $347
41. Greene $346
42. Lewis $337
43. Jefferson $291
44. Wayne $255
45. St Lawrence $248
46. Tioga $240
47. Delaware $194
48. Ontario $191
49. Schuyler $144
50. Otsego $88
51. Oswego $60
52. Steuben $57
53. Franklin $55
54. Fulton $21
55. Hamilton $0
Chenango $0
Source: Office of State Comptroller, with further calculations
by the Empire Center for Public Policy

(Ranks = Highest to Lowest)