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Report: Washington’s total state and local debt is $143 billion

by BRETT DAVIS/The Center Square
| October 27, 2025 4:44 PM

(The Center Square) — Washington's total state and local debt is $143 billion at the end of 2023, the most recent year for which complete data is available, the 10th highest in the nation. That’s according to a new report from the libertarian Reason Foundation think tank.

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