Here’s How Many People Are Behind on Student Loan Payments in Every State

Millions of Americans are living in the clutches of student loan debt, which, according to LendingTree, now totals $1.77 trillion. Though this is a national crisis that knows no boundaries, some states are in more troubling places with this outstanding debt than others.

LendingTree took a deep look into the numbers and found that student debt loads vary significantly from state to state. Here’s its state-by-state breakdown of the student loan debt phenomenon which looked at the total borrowers, the average debt, respectively, the percent change from the U.S. average, and the borrower delinquency rate.

States are listed in order of the least amount of student debt to the highest — see what percentage of people are behind in each state.

• Average student loan debt: $29,809
• Change from U.S. average: -31.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.6%

• Average student loan debt: $33,856
• Change from U.S. average: -22.3%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 11.0%

• Average student loan debt: $34,052
• Change from U.S. average: -21.8%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.3%

• Average student loan debt: $35,727
• Change from U.S. average: -18.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 4.8%

• Average student loan debt: $35,727
• Change from U.S. average: -18.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.9%

• Average student loan debt: $37,580
• Change from U.S. average: -13.7%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.7%

• Average student loan debt: $37,651
• Change from U.S. average: -13.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.8%

• Average student loan debt: $37,661
• Change from U.S. average: -13.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.8%

• Average student loan debt: $38,665
• Change from U.S. average: -11.3%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.0%

• Average student loan debt: $39,330
• Change from U.S. average: -9.7%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.0%

• Average student loan debt: $39,455
• Change from U.S. average: -9.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.6%

• Average student loan debt: $39,460
• Change from U.S. average: -9.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.7%

• Average student loan debt: $39,645
• Change from U.S. average: -9.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.6%

• Average student loan debt: $39,907
• Change from U.S. average: -8.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.4%

• Average student loan debt: $39,912
• Change from U.S. average: -8.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.9%

• Average student loan debt: $40,096
• Change from U.S. average: -8.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.0%

• Average student loan debt: $40,263
• Change from U.S. average: -7.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.7%

• Average student loan debt: $40,696
• Change from U.S. average: -6.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.3%

• Average student loan debt: $40,747
• Change from U.S. average: -6.5%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.8%

• Average student loan debt: $40,945
• Change from U.S. average: -6.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.1%

• Average student loan debt: $41,299
• Change from U.S. average: -5.2%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.5%

• Average student loan debt: $41,552
• Change from U.S. average: -4.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.8%

• Average student loan debt: $41,597
• Change from U.S. average: -4.5%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.7%

• Average student loan debt: $41,599
• Change from U.S. average: -4.5%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.6%

• Average student loan debt: $42,201
• Change from U.S. average: -3.1%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.3%

• Average student loan debt: $42,243
• Change from U.S. average: -3.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.2%

• Average student loan debt: $42,332
• Change from U.S. average: -2.8%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.3%

• Average student loan debt: $42,582
• Change from U.S. average: -2.3%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 4.9%

• Average student loan debt: $42,673
• Change from U.S. average: -2.1%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.0%

• Average student loan debt: $42,937
• Change from U.S. average:-1.5%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.1%

• Average student loan debt: $43,094
• Change from U.S. average: -1.1%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.5%

• Average student loan debt: $43,157
• Change from U.S. average: -0.9%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.0%

• Average student loan debt: $43,336
• Change from U.S. average: -0.5%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.1%

• Average student loan debt: $43,840
• Change from U.S. average: 0.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.3%

• Average student loan debt: $43,840
• Change from U.S. average: 0.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 10%

• Average student loan debt: $44,296
• Change from U.S. average: 1.7%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.9%

• Average student loan debt: $44,549
• Change from U.S. average: 2.2%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.0%

• Average student loan debt: $45,153
• Change from U.S. average: 3.6%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 5.8%

• Average student loan debt: $45,619
• Change from U.S. average: 4.7%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.1%

• Average student loan debt: $45,680
• Change from U.S. average: 4.8%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.0%

• Average student loan debt: $45,933
• Change from U.S. average: 5.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 4.9%

• Average student loan debt: $45,940
• Change from U.S. average: 5.4%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 10.7%

• Average student loan debt: $46,575
• Change from U.S. average: 6.9%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.7%

• Average student loan debt: $47,072
• Change from U.S. average: 8.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 4.8%

• Average student loan debt: $47,507
• Change from U.S. average: 9.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.4%

• Average student loan debt: $47,612
• Change from U.S. average: 9.3%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.5%

• Average student loan debt: $48,863
• Change from U.S. average: 12.1%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.8%

• Average student loan debt: $50,005
• Change from U.S. average: 14.8%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 8.2%

• Average student loan debt: $50,390
• Change from U.S. average: 15.7%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 9.4%

• Average student loan debt: $53,141
• Change from U.S. average: 22.0%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 6.8%

• Average student loan debt: $60,037
• Change from U.S. average: 37.8%
• Borrower delinquency rate: 7.8%