Washington, D.C. has been called one of America's most college-educated cities. There may be a dark side to all of that higher education, however: It's also the place in the country with the most student debt.

In a state-by-state analysis the White House released on Tuesday, the Department of Education broke down which pockets of the U.S. carry the most and least outstanding debt. At an average of $40,855 per borrower, D.C. debtors' student loans are 140 percent higher than the national average of $28,400, and more than $10,000 more than what borrowers owe in Georgia, the state with the second most student debt.

Here are the 10 states with the most indebted students in ascending order:

 

10. New York

Average student debt load per person: $27,478

Number of borrowers: 2,821,000

Student loan default rate: 10.1 percent

Median household income: $51,554 

 
9. Colorado
 
Average student debt load per person: $27,562
 
Number of borrowers: 793,000
 
Student loan default rate: 15.3 percent
 
Median household income: $60,727
 

 

 

8. Alabama

Average student debt load per person: $27,591

Number of borrowers: 591,000

Student loan default rate: 14.2 percent

Median household income: $43,196

 

7. Vermont

Average student debt load per person: $27,637

Number of borrowers: 96,000

Student loan default rate: 8.6 percent

Median household income: $54,982

 

6. Florida

Average student debt load per person: $27,907

Number of borrowers: 2,457,000

Student loan default rate: 15.4 percent

Median household income: $47,114

 

5. South Carolina

Average student debt load per person: $28,271

Number of borrowers: 649,000

Student loan default rate: 13.7 percent

Median household income: $43,437

 

4. Virginia

Average student debt load per person: $28,467

Number of borrowers: 1,058,000

Student loan default rate: 10.0 percent

Median household income: $66,015

 

3. Maryland

Average student debt load per person: $30,064

Number of borrowers: 829,000

Student loan default rate: 11.2 percent

Median household income: $69,826

 

2. Georgia

Average student debt load per person: $30,443

Number of borrowers: 1,454,000

Student loan default rate: 14.5 percent

Median household income: $47,958

 

1. Washington, D.C.

Average student debt load per person: $40,855

Number of borrowers: 140,000

Student loan default rate: 11.4 percent

Median household income: $61,365