Share of families with debt in the U.S. 2019, by type of debt

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Feb 8, 2023
The statistic presents the share of families with debt in the United States in 2019, by type of debt. It was found that 51.5 percent of the families financed their needs through installment loans in 2019.

Share of families with debt in the United States in 2019, by type of debt

CharacteristicShare of families
Installment loans 51.46%
Credit card balances 45.39%
Home secured debt 42.09%
Mortgages & home equity loans 40.01%
Vehicle installment loans 36.89%
Education installment loans 21.37%
Other installment loans 10.73%
Other debt 5.23%
Other residential real estate debt 4.73%
Home equity lines of credit 4.48%
Other lines of credit 1.51%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of families51.46%51.46%45.39%45.39%42.09%42.09%40.01%40.01%36.89%36.89%21.37%21.37%10.73%10.73%5.23%5.23%4.73%4.73%4.48%4.48%1.51%1.51%Installment loansCredit card balancesHome secured debtMortgages & home equity loansVehicle installment loansEducation installment loansOther installment loansOther debtOther residential real estate debtHome equity lines of creditOther lines of credit
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September 2020

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2019

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