With student loan debt surpassing $1.7 trillion nationally, the personal-finance company WalletHub recently released its report on the States with the Most and Least Student Debt in 2026, as well as expert commentary, to see where borrowers are in the most financial trouble.WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. The data set ranges from the average student loan balance to the unemployment rate among 25- to 34-year-olds to the share of students with p...
