NEW YORK—More Americans carry a debit card than a credit card.
Eighty-two percent of American adults had a debit card in 2018, the most recent year for which this data has been published.
The data, from The Nilson Report, also shows 72% of American adults had a credit card.
The 2019 market share for the top 10 issuers of credit cards based on outstanding balances was: Chase: 16.6%; Citi: 11.6%; American Express: 11.3%; Bank of America: 10.7%; Capital One: 10.5%; Discover: 7.6%; Wells Fargo: 4.3%; U.S. Bank: 4.1%; Barclays: 2.6%; and Synchrony: 2.0%, The Motley Fool stated in its analysis.