Tag: average credit card balance

Experian's annual State of Credit Report includes consumer credit data trends and a 10 year look back to when America started to enter the recession.

According to data from Experian's IntelliViewSM, Iowa residents carry the lowest average credit card balance per consumer in the U.S. with an average balance of $2,904, as of the second quarter of 2013. On the other end of the spectrum, the state with the highest average credit card balance is Alaska, where residents carry an average credit card balance of $4,706. New Jersey citizens are close behind with an average balance of $4,523.