Map Shows States with Highest—and Lowest—Credit Card Debt

Map shows states with highest—and lowest—credit card debt

Alaska is the state with the highest credit card debt, with the median amount per person reaching $3,683.

Maryland ranks 18th among states with longest credit card debt payoff timelines, WalletHub study

BALTIMORE, MD—With Americans having increased their collective credit card debt by $52 billion last year, and the grand total at around $1.3 trillion, the personal-finance website WalletHub this week released its report on the States Where It Will Take the Longest to Pay Off Credit Card Debt. Alongside this report, WalletHub also released its Financial Insecurity Survey, which examined the connection between people’s financial self-image and the…