List of U.S. states by credit rating

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. The list is given as of May 2021.

State	S&P Global[1]	Moody's	Fitch	Ref.
Alabama	AA	Aa1	AA+	[2]
Alaska	AA-	Aa3	A+	[2][3]
Arizona	AA	Aa1	n/a	[2]
Arkansas	AA	Aa1	n/a	[2]
California	AA-	Aa2	AA	[2]
Colorado	AA	Aa1	n/a	[2]
Connecticut	A	Aa3	A+	[2][4]
Delaware	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][5]
Florida	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2]
Georgia	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][6]
Hawaii	AA+	Aa2	AA	[2]
Idaho	AA+	AAA	AAA	[2][7]
Illinois	BBB	Baa1	BBB+	[2][8]
Indiana	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][9]
Iowa	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][10]
Kansas	AA-	Aa2	n/a	[2]
Kentucky	A	Aa3	AA-	[2]
Louisiana	AA-	Aa3	AA-	[2]
Maine	AA	Aa2	AA	[2][11]
Maryland	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][12]
Massachusetts	AA	Aa1	AA+	[2][13]
Michigan	AA	Aa1	AA	[2][14]
Minnesota	AAA	Aa1	AAA	[2][15]
Mississippi	AA	Aa2	AA	[2][16]
Missouri	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2]
Montana	AA	Aa1	AA+	[2]
Nebraska	AAA	Aa1	n/a	[2]
Nevada	AA+	Aa1	AA+	[2]
New Hampshire	AA	Aa1	AA+	[2][17]
New Jersey	BBB+	A2	A-	[2]
New Mexico	AA	Aa2	n/a	[2]
New York	AA+	Aa2	AA+	[2][18]
North Carolina	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][19]
North Dakota	AA+	Aa1	n/a	[2]
Ohio	AA+	Aa1	AA+	[2][20]
Oklahoma	AA	Aa2	AA	[2]
Oregon	AA+	Aa1	AA+	[2][21]
Pennsylvania	A+	Aa3	AA-	[2][22]
Rhode Island	AA	Aa2	AA	[2][23]
South Carolina	AA+	Aaa	AAA	[2][24]
South Dakota	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2]
Tennessee	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][25]
Texas	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][26]
Utah	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][27]
Vermont	AA+	Aa1	AA+	[2][17]
Virginia	AAA	Aaa	AAA	[2][22]
Washington	AA+	Aaa	AA+	[2][28]
West Virginia	AA-	Aa2	AA	[2][29]
Wisconsin	AA	Aa1	AA+	[2]
Wyoming	AA	n/a	n/a	[2]

Credit ratings for state debt from S&P Global as of May 2021

  AAA

  AA+

  AA

  AA−

  A+

  A

  A−

  BBB+

  BBB

  BBB- and below

Credit ratings for state debt from Moody's as of May 2021.

  Aaa

  Aa1

  Aa2

  Aa3

  A1

  A2

  A3

  Baa1

  Baa2

  Baa3 and below

  Not rated

Credit ratings for state debt from Fitch as of May 2021.

  AAA

  AA+

  AA

  AA−

  A+

  A

  A−

  BBB+

  BBB

  BBB- and below

  Not rated