Statistics reports

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Far West.

Issuers in the Far West sold $85 billion of municipal bonds in 2019, a 23% increase from 2018.

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Southeast.

Refundings and taxable deals were also up substantially, driving the region to $75 billion of municipal bond volume, up 32.6% from 2018.

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Midwest.

Taxable refundings caught on in the Midwest as they did elsewhere in the nation, helping the region post a 19% volume gain.

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Southwest.

Issuers in the region sold $78.2 billion of bonds in 2019, a 24% year-over-year gain driven by growth in Texas and Colorado.

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Northeast.

The rise of taxable munis powered issuance

For the third time in four years, long-term municipal bond volume has surpassed the $400 billion mark — this time thanks to a second half surge in taxable issuance that took the market by storm.

The two active municipal bond insurers insured $5 billion more in 2019 than they did in 2018 thanks to a surge of issuance in the fourth quarter.

While these were the percentage growth leaders, education and transportation had the biggest dollar growth.

The region's bond issuers sold $113.3 billion of debt in 2019, a 16.8% increase from 2018 fueled largely by a spike in taxable deals.

A state-by-state review of first half 2019 issuance in the Far West.

Issuers in the nine-state Far West region sold $34.6 billion of municipal bonds in 2019's first six months.

A state-by-state review of first half 2019 issuance in the Southeast.

Two Virgin Trains USA deals from Florida helped push the region's volume up 9.8% over last year, making it one of only two regions to sell more bonds.

A state-by-state review of first half 2019 issuance in the Midwest.

Municipal bond issuers in the Midwest recorded a healthy year-over-year volume gain, in contrast to flat nationwide numbers.