A scattergraph showing fiscal year 2004 deficits as a percentage of state budgets in the Atlanta Region. Alabama’s $500 million deficit represents 9.3 percent of its budget. Florida’s $2 billion deficit represents 10.1 percent of its budget. Georgia’s $900 million deficit represents 5.8 percent of its budget. North Carolina’s $2 billion deficit represents 14.6 percent of its budget. South Carolina’s $700 million deficit represents 13.6 percent of its budget. Virginia’s $1.1 billion deficit represents 9.3 percent of its budget. West Virginia’s $250 million deficit represents 8.9 percent of its budget.