According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tennessee had a debt of $6,025,074,000 in fiscal year 2015. The state debt per capita was $914. This ranked Tennessee 38th among the states in debt and 50th in per capita debt. The total state debt owned by the 50 states was $1.15 trillion with a per capita debt of $3,582.

The state of Tennessee’s motto is “Agriculture and Commerce,”