Which states have the highest average credit scores?
WalletHub compared the average credit scores of residents in each of the 50 states as of October 2022, based on TransUnion data. The average credit score in the U.S. is 695, putting the average American just below the bottom of the good credit range (700).
Source: WalletHub
States with the Highest & Lowest Credit Scores
Rank | State | Average Credit Score |
1 | Minnesota | 724 |
2 | New Hampshire | 719 |
3 | Vermont | 718 |
4 | Massachusetts | 716 |
5 | South Dakota | 715 |
6 | North Dakota | 715 |
7 | Hawaii | 715 |
8 | Washington | 714 |
9 | Oregon | 712 |
10 | Nebraska | 712 |
11 | Wisconsin | 711 |
12 | Colorado | 711 |
13 | Iowa | 710 |
14 | Idaho | 709 |
15 | Montana | 708 |
16 | Maine | 708 |
17 | Utah | 707 |
18 | Connecticut | 706 |
19 | Rhode Island | 706 |
20 | New Jersey | 705 |
21 | Pennsylvania | 704 |
22 | New York | 704 |
23 | Alaska | 703 |
24 | California | 703 |
25 | Wyoming | 700 |
26 | Virginia | 699 |
27 | Michigan | 699 |
28 | Illinois | 698 |
29 | Maryland | 696 |
30 | Kansas | 695 |
31 | Arizona | 694 |
32 | Ohio | 693 |
33 | Delaware | 693 |
34 | Indiana | 691 |
35 | Missouri | 690 |
36 | Florida | 689 |
37 | North Carolina | 686 |
38 | Tennessee | 682 |
39 | New Mexico | 682 |
40 | Nevada | 679 |
41 | South Carolina | 678 |
42 | Kentucky | 678 |
43 | West Virginia | 676 |
44 | Georgia | 675 |
45 | Texas | 674 |
46 | Oklahoma | 673 |
47 | Arkansas | 673 |
48 | Alabama | 672 |
49 | Louisiana | 668 |
50 | Mississippi | 662 |