Colorado

TIA Data

2021 Financial State of Colorado (Released 10/25/2022)

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Colorado owes more than it owns.
Colorado's Taxpayer Burden™ is -$300, and it received a "C" from TIA.
Colorado is a Sinkhole State without enough assets to cover its debt.
Elected officials have created a Taxpayer Burden™, which is each taxpayer's share of state bills after its available assets have been tapped.
TIA's Taxpayer Burden™ measurement incorporates both assets and liabilities, not just pension debt.
Colorado only has $28.9 billion of assets available to pay bills totaling $29.5 billion.
Because Colorado doesn't have enough money to pay its bills, it has a $578 million financial hole. To fill it, each Colorado taxpayer would have to send $300 to the state.
Colorado's reported net position is understated by $2.1 billion, largely because the state delays recognizing gains resulting from decreases in retirement liabilities.
The state's financial report was released 215 days after its fiscal year end, which is considered untimely according to the 180 day standard.
 

Prior Years' TIA Data

2020 Financial State of Colorado

2019 Financial State of Colorado

2018 Financial State of Colorado

2017 Financial State of Colorado

2016 Financial State of Colorado

2015 Financial State of Colorado

2014 Financial State of Colorado

2013 Financial State of Colorado

2012 Financial State of Colorado

2011 Financial State of Colorado

2010 Financial State of Colorado

2009 Financial State of Colorado

City and Other Municipal Reports

2013 Financial State of Adams

2013 Financial State of Adams-Arapahoe

2013 Financial State of Denver County

2013 Financial State of Douglas

2013 Financial State of Gilcrest

2013 Financial State of Greeley

2013 Financial State of Jefferson

2013 Financial State of Littleton

2013 Financial State of Platte

2013 Financial State of St. Vrain

Financial State of Aurora

Financial State of Colorado Springs

Financial State of Denver

Other Resources

Colorado Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports

Publishing Entity: Office of the State Controller

IN THE NEWS
Fully fund state’s public worker retirement offer

JANUARY 19, 2022 | COLORADO POLITICS | by Shannon Bird

By Shannon Bird, includes “…. Unfortunately, however, in the wake of the pandemic’s damage to our economy, and because our state constitution requires a balanced budget, the legislature was forced to make the difficult decision to suspend the state’s required payment. Since that time, however, our economy has rebounded and economic activity in Colorado is now exceeding pre-pandemic levels. ”

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