While many people have bounced back from the Great Recession, others are still struggling to jumpstart their earnings and make a significant dent in their debt.
A recent article on Credio.com, a new website that provides comparisons for financial products and services created by Graphiq, which in turn is a website that transforms data into visualizations, compiled the data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to see how U.S. debt has changed over time.
The debt that they dug into includes mortgage, auto loans, credit card and student loan debt per capita from 2003 until 2014.
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They then ranked the states to see where consumers are most indebted. The following list provides you with a number of opportunities to help consumers control their financial futures.
Here are the top 15 states with the most debt, as ranked by Credio.
No. 15: Delaware
Total debt: $47,150
Average student loan debt: $4,600
Average auto loan debt: $3,780
Average credit card debt: $2,810
Average mortgage debt: $35,960
Photo: Dover, Delaware.
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No. 14: New Hampshire
Total debt: $47,350
Average student loan debt: $5,000
Average auto loan debt: $4,320
Average credit card debt: $3,170
Average mortgage debt: $34,860
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No. 13: Minnesota
Total debt: $47,610
Average student loan debt: $5,550
Average auto loan debt: $3,260
Average credit card debt: $2,930
Average mortgage debt: $35,870
No. 12: Utah
Total debt: $48,060
Average student loan debt: $3,620
Average auto loan debt: $4,150
Average credit card debt: $2,610
Average mortgage debt: $37,680
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No. 11: Alaska
Total debt: $51,330
Average student loan debt: $3,640
Average auto loan debt: $4,690
Average credit card debt: $3,830
Average mortgage debt: $39,170
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No. 10: New Jersey
Total debt: $53,170
Average student loan debt: $4,970
Average auto loan debt: $3,410
Average credit card debt: $3,510
Average mortgage debt: $41,280
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No. 9: Connecticut
Total debt: $53,480
Average student loan debt: $4,760
Average auto loan debt: $3,050
Average credit card debt: $3,370
Average mortgage debt: $42,300
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No. 8: Washington
Total debt: $54,320
Average student loan debt: $3,710
Average auto loan debt: $3,350
Average credit card debt: $3,100
Average mortgage debt: $44,160
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No. 7: Massachusetts
Total debt: $54,880
Average student loan debt: $5,310
Average auto loan debt: $3,130
Average credit card debt: $3,180
Average mortgage debt: $43,260
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No. 6: Colorado
Total debt: $57,530
Average student loan debt: $5,150
Average auto loan debt: $3,870
Average credit card debt: $3,230
Average mortgage debt: $45,280
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No. 5: Virginia
Total debt: $58,250
Average student loan debt: $4,680
Average auto loan debt: $3,920
Average credit card debt: $3,330
Average mortgage debt: $46,320
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No. 4: Hawaii
Total debt: $60,390
Average student loan debt: $3,010
Average auto loan debt: $2,950
Average credit card debt: $3,360
Average mortgage debt: $51,070
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No. 3: California
Total debt: $62,210
Average student loan debt: $3,890
Average auto loan debt: $3,420
Average credit card debt: $3,050
Average mortgage debt: $51,850
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No. 2: Maryland
Total debt: $63,300
Average student loan debt: $5,480
Average auto loan debt: $4,200
Average credit card debt: $3,320
Average mortgage debt: $50,300
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No. 1: Washington, D.C.
Total debt: $76,080
Average student loan debt: $11,260
Average auto loan debt: $2,420
Average credit card debt: $3,470
Average mortgage debt: $58,930
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