Mapping American Debt

The Urban Institute's Debt inwards America visualizes debt levels inwards every county inwards the USA. The map allows y'all to stance the median debt levels inwards a county together with compare them to debt levels for the province together with the province every bit a whole. The map likewise allows y'all to stance the average trouble solid income inwards every state.

Using the map sidebar y'all tin guide from a seat out of debt metrics, including the percentage together with value of medical debt inwards each county. If y'all together with then click on a county on the map y'all tin stance the debt totals for the county inwards the map sidebar. The debt totals for the county, the province together with for the whole province are likewise shown beneath the map.


$1.3 trillion inwards pupil debt is owed yesteryear 42 1000000 Americans. Mapping Student Debt shows the average pupil loan residuum inwards each trouble solid at zip-code score inwards the United States.

If y'all operate into the refer of a town or a zip-code into the map y'all tin stance choropleth leyers showing the average trouble solid pupil loan balance, the delinquency charge per unit of measurement together with the median trouble solid income inwards that area.

Below the map is or hence interesting analysis of the geography of pupil debt across the United States. For example, the map reveals that delinquency is to a greater extent than prevalent inwards low-income zip-codes than inwards amend off neighorhoods. Affluent naught codes, on the other hand, accept higher than average pupil loan balances per household.