As of 2023, about one million student loan borrowers in the United States had an outstanding student loan balance totaling over 200,000 U.S. dollars while around 7.8 million people had an outstanding student loan balance totaling between 5,000 to 10,000 U.S. dollars.
Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions)
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Forbes. (July 16, 2023). Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/
Forbes. "Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions)." Chart. July 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/
Forbes. (2023). Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/
Forbes. "Number of Student Loan Borrowers in The United States in 2023, by Loan Balance (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/
Forbes, Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/ (last visited December 07, 2023)
Number of student loan borrowers in the United States in 2023, by loan balance (in millions) [Graph], Forbes, July 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1078714/number-student-loan-borrowers-balance-us/