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State Debt Relief
North Dakota’s nickname — “The Peace Garden State” — belies the somewhat harsh economic struggles that the state has endured in recent years and ones it continues to be plagued…
The average resident of Arkansas has a credit card debt of $4,791. This is lower than the national average of $5,315, however, Arkansas’s higher than average rate of poverty can…
The most recent ranking of states by U.S. News and World Report was not kind to Mississippi. Again. The state ranks 49th in the nation in terms of best places to…
At least one economic predictor thinks Idahoans could be on the path toward brighter days ahead. Idaho has the nation’s third-best economic outlook for 2021, according to richstatespoorstates.org. The website…
Maine has a reputation for resilience – thank the rugged weather and geography that has taught Mainers what it takes to scratch out a living in spite of the elements.…
The future’s looking good for residents living and working in Nebraska. The economy is expected to grow throughout 2021 and well into 2022, according to the new three-year forecast from…
While the rest of the United States was grappling with how best to cope with the scourge of COVID-19, South Dakota simply decided not to participate. Economically, anyway. The result:…
While the pandemic and hard times that followed were certainly taxing for Montanans, residents of “Big Sky Country” weathered the down period financially for the most part and ultimately laid…
New Hampshire’s state motto, emblazoned on its license plates is “Live Free or Die,” and Granite Staters take pride in their flinty independence, including on economic issues. New Hampshire is…
Two rankings from national outlets in 2021 put the state or Rhode Island in the bottom five of the country in terms of being a welcome place to start a…
Sources:
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- Lembo Stolba, S. (2021, April 12) U.S. Auto Debt Grows to Record High Despite Pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/research/auto-loan-debt-study/
- White, A. (Updated 2021, Oct. 11) Alaskans carry the highest credit card balance — here’s the average credit card balance in every state. Retrieved from https://www.cnbc.com/select/average-credit-card-balance-by-state/
- N.A. (ND) How Much Do People in Your State Owe? Retrieved from https://peerfinance101.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/average-debt-by-state-america.jpg
- N.A. (2021, October 17) Student Loan Debt by State — A Complete Rundown. Retrieved from https://balancingeverything.com/student-loan-debt-by-state/
- Leonhardt, M. (2021, September 8) Credit scores hit a 13-year high, but big disparities remain. See how your state fares. Retrieved from https://fortune.com/2021/09/08/credit-scores-by-state-map-13-year-high/
- N.A. (ND) Facts + Statistics: Identity Theft and Cybercrime. Retrieved from https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-identity-theft-and-cybercrime
- Williams, W. (2021, September 8) Bankruptcy Rates by State. Retrieved from https://www.investopedia.com/bankruptcy-rate-by-state-5188436
- Rothstein, R. (2021, Sept. 27) Foreclosure Rates for All 50 States in August 2021. Retrieved from https://www.sofi.com/learn/content/foreclosure-rates-for-50-states/