SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Past due debts for Californians are on the rise and are close to a 10-year high, that’s according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. So, if you are letting a handful of bills pile up, you are not alone with an average Californian carrying $1,660 of overdue bills.

“You are taking on debt that you can’t pay back, and if you are falling behind on it and it’s affecting your credit, that’s a real problem,” said Daniel Enemark, the Chief Economist for the Policy Innovation Center San Diego.

The consumer bill payment data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is sounding an alarm bell for not just California, which is doing far better than states like Texas and Florida with their residence carrying 41 percent and 54 percent more debt than Californians, respec

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