Daviess County found to be responsible with credit cards

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Daviess County residents are among the most responsible with credit cards.  That’s according to a new study from the website Smartasset.com (smartasset.com).

      Of the top 10 counties with the least per capital credit card debt, compared to income and net wealth,  Daviess County checked in at number 10 on the list.

     The other counties 1 through 9 are Posey, Tipton, Dubois, Perry, Fountain, Gibson, Harrison, Clay, Spencer and again Daviess is at number 10.

A new study from SmartAsset uncovers the places in Indiana where people hold the least credit card debt. Daviess County residents are among the most responsible with their plastic, with one of the lowest per capita credit card debts (compared to income and net wealth).

Below, check out the counties in Indiana with the least per capita credit card debt:

Rank

County

Income

Wealth

Credit Card Debt

Credit Card Debt as % of Income

Credit Card Debt as % of Wealth

Lowest Credit Card Debt Index

1

Posey, IN

$30,396

$45,475

$2,161

7.1 %

4.8 %

95.03

2

Tipton, IN

$27,556

$51,100

$2,149

7.8 %

4.2 %

94.28

3

Dubois, IN

$27,331

$34,073

$1,914

7.0 %

5.6 %

94.04

4

Perry, IN

$21,634

$30,749

$1,596

7.4 %

5.2 %

93.82

5

Fountain, IN

$25,086

$34,785

$1,886

7.5 %

5.4 %

93.18

6

Gibson, IN

$25,990

$25,098

$1,790

6.9 %

7.1 %

92.18

7

Harrison, IN

$25,319

$33,114

$1,964

7.8 %

5.9 %

91.94

8

Clay, IN

$22,913

$30,637

$1,793

7.8 %

5.8 %

91.90

9

Spencer, IN

$25,914

$38,510

$2,133

8.2 %

5.5 %

91.45

10

Daviess, IN

$21,472

$23,406

$1,625

7.6 %

6.9 %

90.95

For SmartAsset’s full methodology and a national view of the rankings, please visit: https://smartasset.com/credit-cards/credit-card-calculator#Indiana