Money Matters - Credit Card Delinquency Rates

With the rate of credit card delinquency increasing in all the 50 states over the first quarters of the year, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on the States Where Credit Card Delinquency Is Increasing the Most, to identify where people’s credit scores are most in danger.

 

Increasing the Most	Increasing the Least
1. Vermont	41. Rhode Island
2. Delaware	42. Alabama
3. Virginia	43. Mississippi
4. Utah	44. New Mexico
5. Florida	45. West Virginia
6. North Dakota	46. Connecticut
7. Arkansas	47. Hawaii
8. Illinois	48. Montana
9. Iowa	49. Louisiana
10. Maine	50. Wyoming

 
For the full report and to see where your state ranks, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-where-credit-card-delinquency-is-increasing-most/131750

“Long-term credit card delinquency can lead to large drops in your credit score, so it’s imperative to get your account current as quickly as you can. The good news is that if you manage to get current before 30 days have passed, your delinquency will not be reported to the credit bureaus. If you’ve been delinquent for a significant period of time, there are other strategies you can pursue in order to get back on track, such as hardship programs, strategic budgeting, and consolidating debt.”
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“Credit card delinquency is increasing the most in Vermont, as the state’s residents were delinquent on nearly 9% more credit cards in Q2 2026 than they were during Q1 2026. Vermont residents’ trouble making credit card payments is exacerbated by the fact that they have relatively large credit card debts in general. High levels of debt coupled with high interest rates can easily lead to increased levels of delinquency.”

- Chip Lupo, WalletHub Analyst 
 
 
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• States With the Most People in Financial Distress
• States With the Largest and Smallest Credit Card Debt Increases
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