Visualizing State Budget Deficits

What do State Budget deficits look like on a per capita basis? The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has the dry tables. The figures are more striking when visualized using graphing tools. Here is the per capita state budget deficit for 2010.

State Deficit Per Capita Bubble Chart

This is another view by color coding. The darker the color, the greater the per capita deficit.

Per Capita State Budget Deficit Color Coded