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Memphis ranked no. 39 in the nation for fiscal health.
Memphis needed $810 million to get out of the red

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Memphis needed $810 million to get out of the red

San Diego needed $2.1 billion to get out of the red
Mesa needed $717.2 million to get out of the red
El Paso needed $994.6 million to get out of the red.
Santa Ana needed $571.9 million to get out of the red
Albuquerque needed $850.7 million to get out of the red
Denver needed $1.5 billion to get out of the red
Detroit needed $1.3 billion to get out of the red.
Anaheim needed $696.1 million to get out of the red
Anchorage needed $665.4 million to get out of the red
Phoenix needed $3.1 billion to get out of the red.
Omaha needed $1.2 billion to get out of the red
Austin needed $2.1 billion to get out of the red
Tucson needed $1.3 billion to get out of the red.
Lexington needed $821.2 million to get out of the red
Fort Worth needed $2.4 billion to get out of the red.
Jacksonville needed $2.8 billion to get out of the red
San Jose needed $3.4 billion to get out of the red
Kansas City, MO needed $1.7 billion to get out of the red
Houston needed $7.5 billion to get out of the red.