Survey: Alaska is least financially literate state

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With April being National Financial Literacy Month, WalletHub released its report on 2021’s Most & Least Financially Literate States.

The study uses 17 metrics, including the results of WalletHub’s WalletLiteracy Survey, which range from high-school financial literacy to share of adults with a rainy-day fund. Here’s the list, with Alaska at the 51st position:

Most Financially Literate StatesLeast Financially Literate States
1. Virginia42. Rhode Island
2. Utah43. District of Columbia
3. Colorado44. West Virginia
4. New Hampshire45. Oklahoma
5. New Jersey46. South Dakota
6. Maine47. New Mexico
7. Minnesota48. Mississippi
8. Iowa49. Arkansas
9. Washington50. Louisiana
10. North Carolina51. Alaska