Middlesex County residents have some of the lowest levels of credit card debt in the country, according to consumer finance website SmartAsset.
Middlesex County has credit-card debt per capita of $3,670, which is 4.2 percent of wealth — the 12th lowest in the country.
With Middletown as its most populous town and Essex its highest earning, the county ranks 59th in the country on SmartAsset’s credit card debt index, which also factors in per-capita income, but at a lower weight.
Hartford County ranked 279th on the credit-card debt index, with per-capita debt of $3,170 representing 9.1 percent of income and 7 percent of wealth.
