*LIST* STATES WITH THE MOST & LEAST STUDENT DEBT
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Student debt is a hot topic these days because it’s a big problem in America. But not all states are equal when it comes to what’s owed in student loans, and new research reveals where people owe the most.
- WalletHub has just released their annual report on the States With the Most and Least Student Debt.
- They ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C. on 12 factors in two main areas: Student-Loan Indebtedness and Grant & Student Work Opportunities.
- They looked at everything from average student debt to the unemployment rate for residents between the ages of 25 to 34 to the number of students with past-due loan balances.
- Based on all that, Pennsylvania tops the list as the state with the most student debt, coming in first for student-loan indebtedness and 12th for grant & student work opportunities.
- Nevada, which is 43rd overall, is number one for grant & student work opportunities.
- Utah is the state with the least student debt, and it’s last for student-loan indebtedness.
Top 10 States With the Most Student Debt in 2023
(Check out where how your state ranks here)
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- Mississippi
- West Virginia
- South Dakota
- Ohio
- New Hampshire
- South Carolina
- Georgia
- New Jersey
The 10 States With the Least Student Debt
- Utah
- Hawaii
- New Mexico
- Wyoming
- California
- Washington
- Florida
- Colorado
- Nevada
- Alaska
Source: WalletHub
Talk Back:
- All this student loan debt is enough to make you wonder why you wanted to go to college and learn stuff to begin with!
- How much student debt do you owe currently? How do you feel about it?
- How long did it take you to pay off your student loans? Do you think it was worth it so you could go to college?
