Where Data Tells the Story
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This map ranks all 50 states by financial distress in 2026, highlighting sharp differences in household financial pressure across the country.
The data for this visualization comes from WalletHub. Its ranking compares states across nine metrics grouped into six categories, including credit scores, accounts in financial distress, bankruptcy filings, and Google search interest for terms related to debt and loans.
WalletHub defines an account in distress as one that is in forbearance or has payments deferred because of financial hardship. The data used for the ranking was collected as of June 17, 2026, with overall scores ranging from 0 to 100.
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