Washington State Ranked 5th for Largest Debt Increase

"How's your debt going?" It's a bit of a personal question but it's one that everyone has an answer to, whether they say it out loud or not.

More often than not, probably not great. Whether it's from previous spending or student loans or just not able to catch up to your cards, people around the country are suffering from being in debt more and more each day.

Financial website Wallet Hub found which states have the most and least amount of debt and ranked them and Washington State citizens seem to have a lot more debt than the rest of the United States.

Washington State came in 5th place overall for largest debt increase.

A little sad to see being that Washington is usually near the top of many lists for all the great things about Washington State. But being in debt isn't quite something to be proud of.

This is due to combining the average household debt increase, total household debt in state, average household debt, and total debt increase.
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Where else does Washington State positioned for debt increase?

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Still, though, it's only fifth.
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Hawaii came in first place, followed by California, Colorado, then Utah before getting to Washington State.

The state with the least debt increase belongs to Mississippi, followed by West Virginia and Oklahoma.

Read more on Wallet Hub.