List of U.S. states by credit rating
Appearance
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AAA
AA+
AA
AA−
A+
A
A−
BBB+
BBB
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Aaa
Aa1
Aa2
Aa3
A1
A2
A3
Baa1
Baa2
Baa3 and below
Not rated
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AAA
AA+
AA
AA−
A+
A
A−
BBB+
BBB
BBB− and below
Not rated
This is a list of U.S. states by credit rating, showing credit ratings for sovereign bonds as reported by the three major credit rating agencies: Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's.
January 2017
State | S&P Global | Moody's | Fitch | Ref. |
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AA | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa2 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA | Aa1 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA- | Aa3 | AA- | [1] |
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AA | Aa1 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA- | Aa3 | AA- | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aa1 | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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BBB | Baa2 | BBB+ | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA- | Aa2 | Not rated | [1] |
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A+ | Aa2 | AA- | [1] |
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AA | Aa3 | AA- | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | AA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA- | Aa1 | AA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AAA | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | AA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AAA | Aa2 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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A- | A2 | A | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | Not rated | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa2 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA- | Aa3 | AA- | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | AA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AAA | Aaa | AAA | [1] |
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AA+ | Aa1 | AA+ | [1] |
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AA- | Aa1 | AA | [1] |
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AA | Aa2 | AA | [1] |
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AAA | Not rated | Not rated | [1] |
Historic S&P Global Rankings
State | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | AA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AAA | AAA | AAA | AAA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | A+ | A | A | A | A+ | A+ | A | A | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA+ | AA+ | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | |||||
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AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | |||||
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AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA− | NR | |||||
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AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | |||||
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AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | AA | AA+ | AA+ | AAA | AAA | |||||
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A+ | AA− | AA− | AA− | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA− | AA | AA | AA+ | |||||
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A | A | A− | A− | A− | A | A+ | A+ | A+ | A | A | BBB | A | A+ | |||||
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A− | A− | A | A+ | A+ | A+ | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | AA | |||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ""Rainy Day Funds and State Credit Ratings", Pew Charitable Trusts, Rainy Day Funds and State Credit Ratings, May 18, 2017, accessed 16 Nov 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "Infographic: S&P State Credit Ratings, 2001–2014". www.pewtrusts.org.