Alaska Ranks No. 1 As State With Highest Credit Card Debt

An illustration of a tired woman sitting on top of a credit card holding a long receipt.

 Alaska ranked first this year on an unpopular list – the state with the highest credit card debt, according to a 2023 WalletHub study. 

But the state, which has a median credit card debt of $3,517, is far from alone. Many states are not that far behind, the study shows. These include the District of Columbia, the state with the second-highest credit card debt ($3,290), followed by Colorado ($3,106), New Hampshire ($2,793) and Vermont ($2,515).