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Share of graduates with debt in the U.S., by state 2016/17
Share of graduates with debt in the U.S., by state 2016/17
Share of university graduates with debt in the United States in the academic year of 2016/17, by state
This statistic shows the percentage of university graduates with debt following 4 or more years of university in different states across the United States in the academic year of 2016/17. Around 74 percent of graduates in South Dakota had student debt in that year.
Share of university graduates with debt in the United States in the academic year of 2016/17, by state
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| Percentage of students in debt | |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 74% |
| South Dakota | 74% |
| West Virginia | 74% |
| Minnesota | 68% |
| Pennsylvania | 67% |
| Wisconsin | 64% |
| Rhode Island | 64% |
| Kentucky | 64% |
| Iowa | 63% |
| Ohio | 62% |
| Delaware | 62% |
| Idaho | 61% |
| Illinois | 61% |
| New Jersey | 61% |
| Vermont | 60% |
| New York | 60% |
| Massachusetts | 59% |
| Kansas | 59% |
| Montana | 59% |
| South Carolina | 58% |
| Mississippi | 58% |
| Michigan | 58% |
| Missouri | 58% |
| North Carolina | 57% |
| Connecticut | 57% |
| Indiana | 57% |
| Georgia | 57% |
| Maine | 56% |
| Tennessee | 56% |
| Maryland | 56% |
| Virginia | 56% |
| Oregon | 56% |
| Arkansas | 55% |
| Texas | 55% |
| New Mexico | 54% |
| Nebraska | 54% |
| Arizona | 54% |
| Washington | 52% |
| Colorado | 52% |
| Florida | 50% |
| California | 50% |
| Alabama | 50% |
| Hawaii | 49% |
| Oklahoma | 49% |
| Nevada | 49% |
| Louisiana | 48% |
| Wyoming | 47% |
| District of Columbia | 46% |
| Alaska | 46% |
| Utah | 38% |
| Percentage of students in debt | |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 74% |
| South Dakota | 74% |
| West Virginia | 74% |
| Minnesota | 68% |
| Pennsylvania | 67% |
| Wisconsin | 64% |
| Rhode Island | 64% |
| Kentucky | 64% |
| Iowa | 63% |
| Ohio | 62% |
| Delaware | 62% |
| Idaho | 61% |
| Illinois | 61% |
| New Jersey | 61% |
| Vermont | 60% |
| New York | 60% |
| Massachusetts | 59% |
| Kansas | 59% |
| Montana | 59% |
| South Carolina | 58% |
| Mississippi | 58% |
| Michigan | 58% |
| Missouri | 58% |
| North Carolina | 57% |
| Connecticut | 57% |
| Indiana | 57% |
| Georgia | 57% |
| Maine | 56% |
| Tennessee | 56% |
| Maryland | 56% |
| Virginia | 56% |
| Oregon | 56% |
| Arkansas | 55% |
| Texas | 55% |
| New Mexico | 54% |
| Nebraska | 54% |
| Arizona | 54% |
| Washington | 52% |
| Colorado | 52% |
| Florida | 50% |
| California | 50% |
| Alabama | 50% |
| Hawaii | 49% |
| Oklahoma | 49% |
| Nevada | 49% |
| Louisiana | 48% |
| Wyoming | 47% |
| District of Columbia | 46% |
| Alaska | 46% |
| Utah | 38% |
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This statistic shows the percentage of university graduates with debt following 4 or more years of university in different states across the United States in the academic year of 2016/17. Around 74 percent of graduates in South Dakota had student debt in that year.
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* The source does not provide data for North Dakota.
The source does not mention a release date. The date of access was taken as the release date.
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* The source does not provide data for North Dakota.
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