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Payday Loans by State

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Updated Feb 2026
50 States Covered
🏈

Alabama

AL

Legal
Population: 5,024,279
Cities Covered: 112
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 456%
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🐻

Alaska

AK

Legal
Population: 733,391
Cities Covered: 10
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 521%
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🌵

Arizona

AZ

Prohibited
Population: 7,151,502
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🎣

Arkansas

AR

Prohibited
Population: 3,011,524
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 17%
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☀️

California

CA

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 39,538,223
Cities Covered: 126
Max Loan: $300
Typical APR: 459%
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🏔️

Colorado

CO

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 5,773,714
Cities Covered: 44
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 45%
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Connecticut

CT

Prohibited
Population: 3,605,944
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🐔

Delaware

DE

Legal
Population: 989,948
Cities Covered: 13
Max Loan: $1,000
Typical APR: 521%
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🌴

Florida

FL

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 21,538,187
Cities Covered: 101
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 419%
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🍑

Georgia

GA

Prohibited
Population: 10,711,908
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🌺

Hawaii

HI

Legal
Population: 1,455,271
Cities Covered: 10
Max Loan: $600
Typical APR: 459%
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🥔

Idaho

ID

Legal
Population: 1,839,106
Cities Covered: 20
Max Loan: $1,000
Typical APR: 582%
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🌆

Illinois

IL

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 12,812,508
Cities Covered: 212
Max Loan: $1,000
Typical APR: 403%
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🏁

Indiana

IN

Legal
Population: 6,785,528
Cities Covered: 78
Max Loan: $605
Typical APR: 391%
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🌽

Iowa

IA

Legal
Population: 3,190,369
Cities Covered: 5
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 433%
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🌾

Kansas

KS

Legal
Population: 2,937,880
Cities Covered: 40
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 391%
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🐎

Kentucky

KY

Legal
Population: 4,505,836
Cities Covered: 51
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 459%
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🎺

Louisiana

LA

Legal
Population: 4,657,757
Cities Covered: 38
Max Loan: $350
Typical APR: 391%
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🦞

Maine

ME

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 1,362,359
Cities Covered: 62
Max Loan: $2,000
Typical APR: 261%
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🦀

Maryland

MD

Prohibited
Population: 6,177,224
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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Massachusetts

MA

Prohibited
Population: 7,029,917
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🚗

Michigan

MI

Legal
Population: 10,077,331
Cities Covered: 9
Max Loan: $600
Typical APR: 369%
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🏒

Minnesota

MN

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 5,706,494
Cities Covered: 6
Max Loan: $350
Typical APR: 390%
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🎵

Mississippi

MS

Legal
Population: 2,961,279
Cities Covered: 5
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 572%
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🏛️

Missouri

MO

Legal
Population: 6,154,913
Cities Covered: 6
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 652%
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🏔️

Montana

MT

Legal
Population: 1,084,225
Cities Covered: 3
Max Loan: $300
Typical APR: 400%
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🐄

Nebraska

NE

Legal
Population: 1,961,504
Cities Covered: 5
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 459%
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🎰

Nevada

NV

Legal
Population: 3,104,614
Cities Covered: 8
Max Loan: $5,000
Typical APR: 652%
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⛷️

New Hampshire

NH

Legal
Population: 1,377,529
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 360%
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🏖️

New Jersey

NJ

Prohibited
Population: 9,288,994
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 30%
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🌶️

New Mexico

NM

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 2,117,522
Max Loan: $2,500
Typical APR: 175%
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🗽

New York

NY

Prohibited
Population: 20,201,249
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 25%
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🏀

North Carolina

NC

Prohibited
Population: 10,439,388
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🦬

North Dakota

ND

Legal
Population: 779,094
Max Loan: $600
Typical APR: 520%
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🏭

Ohio

OH

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 11,799,448
Cities Covered: 48
Max Loan: $1,000
Typical APR: 667%
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🤝

Oklahoma

OK

Legal
Population: 3,959,353
Cities Covered: 7
Max Loan: $1,500
Typical APR: 456%
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🌲

Oregon

OR

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 4,237,256
Cities Covered: 8
Max Loan: $50,000
Typical APR: 154%
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🔔

Pennsylvania

PA

Prohibited
Population: 13,002,700
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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Rhode Island

RI

Legal
Population: 1,097,379
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 260%
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🌙

South Carolina

SC

Legal
Population: 5,118,425
Max Loan: $550
Typical APR: 391%
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🗿

South Dakota

SD

Legal
Population: 886,667
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 574%
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🎸

Tennessee

TN

Legal
Population: 6,910,840
Cities Covered: 6
Max Loan: $500
Typical APR: 460%
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🤠

Texas

TX

Legal
Population: 29,145,505
Cities Covered: 53
Max Loan: No limit
Typical APR: 664%
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🏜️

Utah

UT

Legal
Population: 3,271,616
Cities Covered: 6
Max Loan: $1,000
Typical APR: 652%
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🍁

Vermont

VT

Prohibited
Population: 643,077
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🏛️

Virginia

VA

Legal (Regulated)
Population: 8,631,393
Cities Covered: 8
Max Loan: $2,500
Typical APR: 252%
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🌧️

Washington

WA

Legal
Population: 7,705,281
Cities Covered: 10
Max Loan: $700
Typical APR: 390%
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⛰️

West Virginia

WV

Prohibited
Population: 1,793,716
Max Loan: $0
Typical APR: 0%
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🧀

Wisconsin

WI

Legal
Population: 5,893,718
Cities Covered: 6
Max Loan: $1,500
Typical APR: 574%
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🐃

Wyoming

WY

Legal
Population: 576,851
Cities Covered: 3
Max Loan: $2,000
Typical APR: 780%
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  • South Africa: National Credit Regulator - 0860 627 627
  • Romania: ANPC - 0213142200
  • Colombia: Superintendencia Financiera - (571) 594 2222
  • Poland: KNF - 22 262 5000
  • Czech Republic: ČNB (Česká národní banka) - 224 411 111
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