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A 2023 WalletHub analysis lexamined the efficiency of local leadership in 149 of the largest cities in the United States to determine which are the most (and least) effective. To determine their rankings, WalletHub looked at several factors, including debt and poverty rates, violent crime, unemployment and education.

They found the cities with the highest amounts of long-term debt per Capita were San Francisco, California; Denver, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; New York, New York; and Nashville, Tennessee. Casper, Wyoming ranked as the city with the least amount of long-term outstanding debt, with rates 42-times less than those of Nashville.

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Brittney Meredith-Miller

Brittney Meredith-Miller is assistant editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. She can be reached at [email protected].