South Carolina Is the State with the 5th Most Financial Distress – WalletHub Study

Personal finance website WalletHub today released a report on States With the Most People in Financial Distress and South Carolina was ranked as the 5th most financially distressed.

South Carolina’s Financial Distress (1=Most Distressed; 25=Avg.):

• Overall rank for South Carolina: 5^th
• 8^th – Average Credit Score (March 2025)
• 7^th – Change in the Share of People with Accounts in Distress – Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024
• 8^th – Change in the Average Number of Accounts in Distress – Q1 2025 vs. Q1 2024
• 5^th – “Loans” Search Interest Index

To read the full report, click here.