The states with the largest populations generally have the most credit card debt outstanding, according to new data from Equifax Inc.
About 54 million Americans owe issuers more than $800 billion in card debt, according to the Atlanta credit bureau's monthly Equifax Consumer Credit Trends Report, which it released Jan. 25.
California and Texas, No. 1 and No. 2 in population according to the Census Bureau, also lead the nation in consumer card debt with $90.6 billion and $48.8 billion in total outstandings, according to Equifax.
Florida, No. 4 in population, is third in card debt at $47.6 billion. Ohio, seventh in population, ranks fifth in card debt at $28.9 billion.
New Jersey, 11th nationwide in population, ranks eighth in total consumer credit card debt at $23.8 billion, while North Carolina, 10th in population, is ninth in total credit card debt at $21.1 billion.
