Several academic and policy papers analyze various facets of debt in California using similar large-scale datasets: Consumer and Household Debt
: A case study focusing on the burden of student loan debt, particularly among Latino/a borrowers, collaborating with the California Policy Lab . Medical and Legal Debt 250k cali debt..csv
: This study uses 2021 data from the University of California Consumer Credit Panel (UC-CCP) to examine automobile loan burdens and delinquency rates across different neighborhoods. Several academic and policy papers analyze various facets
: A 2025 report detailing how over 2.2 million adults in California report having medical debt. particularly among Latino/a borrowers
: Estimates the total long-term public debt at $1.37 trillion , including a significant portion (approx. $269 billion ) from unfunded pension liabilities.