With the recent AT&T data breach impacting nearly 86 million customer accounts, including over 44 million Social Security numbers, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s States Most Vulnerable to Identity Theft & Fraud.
To determine where Americans are most susceptible to fraud and identity theft, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 15 key metrics. The data set ranges from identity theft complaints per capita to the average loss amount due to fraud.
| Most Vulnerable States | Least Vulnerable States | |
| 1. Florida | 42. Washington | |
| 2. California | 43. Minnesota | |
| 3. Georgia | 44. Alaska | |
| 4. New Jersey | 45. Kansas | |
| 5. District of Columbia | 46. Ohio | |
| 6. Nevada | 47. Maine | |
| 7. Delaware | 48. West Virginia | |
| 8. New York | 49. Connecticut | |
| 9. Texas | 50. Montana | |
| 10. North Carolina | 51. Vermont | |
Key Stats
- South Dakota has the fewest identity-theft complaints (per 100,000 residents), 5.6 times fewer than in Florida, the state with the most.
- The District of Columbia has the fewest people arrested for fraud per capita, 26.6 times fewer than in Delaware, the state with the most.
- South Dakota has the fewest fraud complaints (per 100,000 residents), 3.7 times fewer than in the District of Columbia, which has the most.
- Vermont has the lowest median loss amount due to fraud, 2.1 times lower than in Arizona, Hawaii, and Wyoming, the states with the highest.
To view the full report and your state or the District’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/states-where-identity-theft-and-fraud-are-worst/17549