Today, the White House released state-by-state data on how the Biden-Harris Administration’s plan for student debt relief will benefit borrowers in all fifty states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Last month, President Biden announced his Administration’s plan to give working and middle-class Americans more breathing room by providing up to $20,000 in debt relief to Pell Grant recipients and up to $10,000 to other borrowers. The Biden-Harris Administration expects that over 40 million borrowers are eligible for its student debt relief plan, and nearly 20 million borrowers could see their entire remaining balance discharged.

The student debt relief plan will help borrowers and families continue to recover from the pandemic and prepare to resume student loan payments in January 2023. Nearly 90% of relief dollars will go to those earning less than $75,000 per year – and no relief will go to any individual or household in the top 5% of incomes in the United States. By targeting relief to borrowers with the highest economic need, the Administration’s actions are also likely to help narrow the racial wealth gap. Nearly 71% of Black undergraduate borrowers are Pell Grant recipients, and 65% of Latino undergraduate borrowers are Pell Grant recipients.

The below analysis from the Department of Education includes state-by-state data on the estimated number of individuals eligible for student debt relief, and the estimated number of Pell Grant borrowers eligible for up to $20,000 of relief within each state.
In the coming weeks, the Department of Education will release additional details on how individuals across the country can benefit from the Administration’s student debt relief plan. For more information, visit StudentAid.gov/debtrelief.

State or JurisdictionEstimated Number of Borrowers
Eligible for Student Debt Relief
(rounded to the nearest hundred)
Estimated Number of Pell Borrowers
Eligible for Student Debt Relief
(rounded to the nearest hundred)
AK60,50037,300
AL588,000404,900
AR365,600269,000
AS2,0001,500
AZ810,800554,900
CA3,549,3002,340,600
CO698,100419,000
CT454,200238,200
DC105,60060,300
DE116,90068,000
FL2,427,6001,716,300
GA1,506,1001,039,100
GU6,9004,500
HI111,50065,700
IA408,700248,900
ID201,400144,900
IL1,486,600863,600
IN856,400555,500
KS360,900225,500
KY563,300394,000
LA608,100435,200
MA813,000401,200
MD747,100419,400
ME175,000105,300
MI1,316,000849,300
MN729,700416,300
MO777,300502,200
MP1,4001,000
MS417,200316,400
MT120,40078,600
NC1,190,500785,500
ND82,00049,600
NE232,100136,000
NH175,10085,300
NJ1,082,900590,300
NM215,900159,000
NV315,800216,900
NY2,258,8001,320,100
OH1,677,8001,085,700
OK454,300321,600
OR499,000332,100
PA1,717,300988,800
PR275,500241,900
RI133,90075,300
SC681,100458,400
SD109,10065,100
TN795,300542,000
TX3,323,2002,306,700
UT282,700206,300
VA965,100566,500
VI7,8004,700
VT72,20037,100
WA697,600423,800
WI685,100412,700
WV213,100145,000
WY49,60031,400
Other*10,9007,400

*Borrowers who are in outlying territories, military zones, or currently outside of the United States

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