With many people considering whether to open a new credit card for more spending power during the holiday season, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its new report on the States With the Most Credit Cards, to identify where people may be at risk of overspending or missing payments.
South Carolina Stats
- Overall Rank: 6th
- Average Credit Cards Opened in Q3 2024: 1.26
- Average Credit Cards Owned in Q3 2024: 5.21
- % Change in Average New Credit Cards Opened (Q3 2024 vs. Q3 2023): 2.80%
- % Change in Average Credit Cards Owned (Q3 2024 vs. Q3 2023): 7.12%
States with the Most Credit Cards
| Overall Rank | State | Total Score | Number of Credit Cards Rank | Increase in Number of Credit Cards Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | 75.93 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | South Dakota | 67.11 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | New Jersey | 60.74 | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | Montana | 60.12 | 23 | 2 |
| 5 | North Carolina | 58.45 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 58.26 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 57.13 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 55.18 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Arizona | 54.94 | 11 | 16 |
| 10 | Nevada | 54.45 | 3 | 30 |
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-with-the-most-credit-cards/131548/
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Thomas Hyslip lives in Tega Cay with his wife and daughter. After 27 years in the U.S. Army and Federal Law Enforcement, he retired to pursue his passion for teaching. Tom is now an Assistant Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In 2 short years he has won 10 awards from the South Carolina Press Association, including first place in column writing, education beat reporting and best podcast.
