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title: "Wyoming Tops List With Most Collection Accounts"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8b7d77eb-52af-47ba-9aa2-4347a656a314
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/_wyoming_tops_list_with_most_collection_accounts.html
author: "M. Scott Morris"
category: "Finance"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2025-02-03T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:30:03.077Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/9286_plate.jpg
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# Wyoming Tops List With Most Collection Accounts

**TL;DR:** Wyoming has the most collection accounts, with an average of more than four accounts per resident in collections, and the highest average balance per collection account at $1,981. WalletHub released a report on the states with the most collection accounts, with Wyoming ranking first.

*By M. Scott Morris, originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-02-03. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/_wyoming_tops_list_with_most_collection_accounts.html).*

## Story

Collection accounts stay on a person's credit report for seven years and can cause significant credit score damage, and increases in collection accounts in a state indicate that people are having trouble paying their bills. To identify where Americans' financial futures are most in jeopardy, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its updated report on the States With the Most Collection Accounts. "Wyoming is the state with the most collection accounts with an average of more than four accounts per resident in collections.

Wyoming also has the highest average balance per collection account at $1,981," said Chip Lupo, WalletHub writer and analyst. "Collection account totals are changing for the better in Wyoming though not as much as in other states. Wyoming only had marginal decreases in the number of accounts per person and in the average collections balance between Q2 and Q3 2024."

Most Collection Accounts 1. Wyoming 2. Montana 3.

Nevada 4. Delaware 5. South Carolina 6.

North Dakota 7. Alaska 8. Texas 9.

Georgia 10. Vermont Fewest Collection Accounts 41. Michigan 42.

Maryland 43. Illinois 44. Oregon 45.

Colorado 46. Massachusetts 47. New York 48.

Hawaii 49. North Carolina 50.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- M. Scott Morris (person)
- WalletHub (company)
- Wyoming (location)
- state rankings (topic)
- Chip Lupo (person)
- credit score (topic)
- personal finance (topic)
- collection accounts (topic)

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Originally reported by M. Scott Morris, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/_wyoming_tops_list_with_most_collection_accounts.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8b7d77eb-52af-47ba-9aa2-4347a656a314).