 TITLE: How Many People Have Credit Card Debt? CONTENT: Top 10 States With the Most Credit Card Debt\n--------------------------------------------\nCredit card balances vary around the country, and consumers in 35 states carry an average balance that is less than the national average of $5,315. In the remaining 16 states—including the 10 listed below—consumers owe more than the national average.\nAlaskan consumers owed the most in 2020, carrying an average credit card balance of $6,617, according to Experian. Their balance is $1,302 less than the national average. On the opposite end of the spectrum, consumers in Iowa carried the lowest average credit card debt of $4,289—$1,026 less than the national norm.\nHere is an overview of the top 10 states (including Washington, D.C.) where consumers carried the highest credit card debt as of Q3 2020:\n*   **Alaska**: $6,617\n*   **Connecticut**: $6,040\n*   **Virginia**: $5,992\n*   **New Jersey**: $5,978\n*   **Maryland**: $5,977\n*   **Texas**: $5,848\n*   **Georgia**: $5,693\n*   **District of Columbia**: $5,671\n*   **Florida**: $5,623\n*   **Hawaii**: $5,614 END