January 2, 2006
Myvesta Credit Card Survey

The results of the Myvesta credit card survey were released on centralvalleybusinesstimes.com. During the survey, it was revealed that people in the Western United States were more likely to carry the most credit card debt.

The average American credit card debt was revealed to be $2,328 for the United States, but people living in the Western US had average credit card debts of $2,547.

The smallest credit card debt was shown to be people living in the Midwest US. The credit card debt there was only $1,972, whereas people living in the South had a debt of $2,465. Residents in the Northern United States had the second lowest debt with $2,199.

Overall the survey found that Americans have an average of approximately 3 credit cards.