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Louisiana Has The Highest Car Ownership Burden In America
Louisiana Has The Highest Car Ownership Burden In America
For many Americans, owning a car is a necessity, but the financial burden varies dramatically by state. In the least affordable places, annual vehicle expenses consume nearly one-quarter of the typical household’s income.
This map, via Visual Capitalist's Dorothy Neufeld, ranks every state by annual car ownership costs as a share of median household income, based on analysis from LendingTree of active auto loan holders. The estimates include financing, insurance, fuel, and maintenance.
The States Where Car Ownership Costs the Most
The table below ranks every...
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