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50 US Counties With the Most Student Debt
January 18, 2022 7:00 pm
Last Updated: January 19, 2022 9:02 am
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50. Suffolk County, New York
> Median student debt in default: $15,105
> Student loan holders with student debt in default: 5.8% — #2,479 out of 2,934 counties
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2019: 36.3% — #257 out of 3,136 counties
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49. Santa Clara County, California
> Median student debt in default: $15,110
> Student loan holders with student debt in default: 7.6% — #2,174 out of 2,934 counties
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2019: 52.4% — #45 out of 3,136 counties
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48. Polk County, Iowa
> Median student debt in default: $15,127
> Student loan holders with student debt in default: 9.1% — #1,820 out of 2,934 counties
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2019: 36.7% — #245 out of 3,136 counties
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47. Fairfield County, Connecticut
> Median student debt in default: $15,171
> Student loan holders with student debt in default: 7.1% — #2,279 out of 2,934 counties
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2019: 47.9% — #78 out of 3,136 counties
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46. Kitsap County, Washington
> Median student debt in default: $15,173
> Student loan holders with student debt in default: 9.4% — #1,774 out of 2,934 counties
> Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree as of 2019: 33.2% — #377 out of 3,136 counties
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