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BY THE NUMBERS
37,000,000
people have oustanding student
loan debt.
1 IN 5
households include at least one
person with student loans.
asa.org
Since
Sept. 30, 2012, the
U.S. national debt
has, on average,
increased by
$2.4 billion
each day
brillig.com
ONE IN FOUR
AMERICANS HAVE GREATER CREDIT CARD DEBT THAN SAVINGS.
bankrate.com
Alaska has the highest
consumer debt
per resident.
MSN Money
Percentage
of
households
with
a
credit
card
balance:
46.7%
nerdwallet.com
T o t a l A m e r i c a n c o n s u m e r d e b t i s a t
$11.2 TRILLION OR $35,300
per individual, including children and babies.
nerdwallet.com
U.S.
national debt
is approximately
$
18 trillion,
up $7+ trillion
since 2009.
brillig.com
50
%
OF SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
SAY THEY PAY OFF THE
BALANCE ON THEIR BUSINESS
CREDIT CARDS EVERY MONTH
Natonal Small Business Associaton
STATES WITH THE
LARGEST
YEAR-OVER-YEAR
INCREASES
IN CREDIT CARD DEBT:
VERMONT
WEST VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
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