ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York state comptroller’s office says the nation’s four most-populated states carry the highest total amount of credit card debt, with California leading the way followed by Texas, Florida and New York.
Democratic Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says in a report released Tuesday that Californians had racked up more than $106.8 billion in credit card debt by the end of 2017.
The Lone Star State was No. 2 at $67.3 billion, followed by Florida with $59.2 billion and New York with $58.1 billion.
The top 10
- California $106.8 billion
- Texas $67.3 billion
- Florida 59.2 billion
- New York $58.1 billion
- Pennsylvania $33.2 billion
- Illinois $32.2 billion
- New Jersey $29.6 billion
- Ohio $26.7 billion
- Virginia $26.5 billion
- Georgia $26.3 billion
DiNapoli says the totals were based on statistics compiled in February by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
