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State of Credit Infographic 2016

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Experian’s 7th Annual

Experian’s seventh annual analysis ranks the top and bottom cities and
explores how the nation is faring when it comes to credit management.

VantageScore® national
average up four points
from last year
669 to 673 000673

2.35 1.51 $
39,216 30%
Number of Number of Average debt Utilization
bankcards retail cards per consumer rates remained
per consumer per consumer Up 0.59% consistent at
Average balance: Average balance: from $38,987 30 percent.
$5,551 $1,081

MADISON, WI
The city increased its
LAS VEGAS, NV average score from
Las Vegans 699 to 702 (0.46%),
increased their knocking Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
average score from out of the top rankings.
636 to 645 (1.41%).
Las Vegas climbed out of the
bottom 10 this year, moving up
10 spots from its 2015 ranking.

Top 10 Cities by Highest Credit Score


1 Mankato, MN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708 6 Duluth, MN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

2 Rochester, MN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708 7 Sioux Falls, SD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

3 Minneapolis, MN . . . . . . . . . . . . . 707 8 La Crosse, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

4 Green Bay, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 9 Fargo, ND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703

5 Wausau, WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 10 Madison, WI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 702

Bottom 10 Cities by Lowest Credit Score


1 Greenwood, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622 6 Monroe, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

2 Albany, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624 7 Alexandria, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

3 Harlingen, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 631 8 Bakersfield, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

4 Riverside, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632 9 Corpus Christi, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . 639

5 Laredo, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635 10 Shreveport, LA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640

Generational Insights

Silent Generation Baby Boomers Generation X Generation Y Generation Z

VantageScore 730 700 655 634 631

Number of
credit cards 1.91 2.93 2.56 2.02 1.29

Average balance
on credit cards $3,780 $6,889 $6,866 $3,542 $1,682

Revolving
utilization 16 29 37 36 36

Average debt $32,757 $42,628 $42,412 $32,698 $14,446

Average number
of retail cards 1.12 1.82 1.65 1.34 1.24

Retail debt $660 $1,166 $1,347 $942 $402

For more information, visit


www.LiveCreditSmart.com.

Experian® is the leading global information services company, providing


data and analytical tools to clients in more than 80 countries. The company
helps businesses to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, target marketing
offers and automate decision-making. Experian also helps individuals to
check their credit report and credit score and protect against identity theft.

© 2016 Experian Information Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Experian and the • VantageScore® is a registered trademark of VantageScore Solutions, LLC.
Experian marks used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Experian • VantageScore range: 300–850
Information Solutions, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned herein • Average debt includes all nonmortgage debts.
are the property of their respective owners.

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