Occupy Wall Street demonstrators participating in a street-theater production wear signs around their neck representing their student debt during a protest against the rising national student debt in Union Square, in New York.
- South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are the worst states for student loan debt, according to personal finance website WalletHub.
- WalletHub determined the worst states for student debt by analyzing where students have the most debt and least job opportunities to help pay it off.
- South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia are the worst states for student loan debt.
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The student loan crisis has become a nightmare for many Americans.
National student debt is now over $1.5 trillion, and many are struggling to pay off their loans.
Yet not all Americans suffer from the student debt crisis equally. Black families tend to have more debt than white ones, and the amount of debt you have could look different depending on which state you call home.
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In fact, there are some states where it is harder to pay off student loans than others, according to personal finance website WalletHub. WalletHub determined the worst states for student loan deb, where students not only have hefty loans, but also where it's hard to find high-paying jobs and have high costs of living.
WalletHub weighted a total of 12 different data points, divided into two groups: how much student loan debt burdens residents, and the number of opportunities for finding a job after college. The site used data from places like the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US Department of
Here are the 15 worst states for student loan debt.