Delaware : State Data and Comparisons : Data-Z

Delaware

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Delaware owes more than it owns.

Delaware has a -$15,700 Taxpayer Burden.™

Delaware is a Sinkhole State without enough assets to cover its debt.

Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Burden™, which is each taxpayer's share of state bills after its available assets have been tapped.

TIA's Taxpayer Burden™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.

Delaware only has $8.1 billion of assets available to pay bills totaling $14.1 billion.

Because Delaware doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, it has a -$6 billion financial hole. To fill it, each Delaware taxpayer would have to send -$15,700 to the state.

Delaware's reported net position is understated by $39.4 million, largely because the state delays recognizing gains resulting from decreases in retirement liabilities.

The state's financial report was released 176 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered timely according to the 180 day standard.