Medical debt is a huge financial burden that affects millions of Americans, with some states experiencing higher rates than others.
New research has revealed the states with the highest percentage of citizens with medical debt, with North Carolina ranking third.
Attorney’s at Whitley Law Firm analyzed the number of people in each state with medical debt as a percentage of the population to determine the states where it is most common.
The states with the highest percentage of citizens with medical debt :
| Rank | State | % of citizens with medical debt |
| 1 | South Dakota | 17.66 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 15.23 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 13.41 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 13.26 |
| 5 | Georgia | 12.74 |
| 6 | Vermont | 12.23 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 12.03 |
| 8 | Indiana | 11.99 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 11.97 |
| 10 | South Carolina | 11.70 |
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