Credit Utilization Calculator
Overall and per-card utilization, plus how much to pay down to hit a target.
How this number is built
Doing it by hand
Step 1
Add every revolving balance, including store cards.
Step 2
Add the limits for those same cards only — loans do not count.
Step 3
Check the single highest card as well as the overall figure.
Step 4
Pay before the statement closes, since that is the balance reported.
Step 5
Consider a limit increase, which lowers utilization without paying anything down.
What people ask next
Is 0% utilization best?
A very small reported balance often scores slightly better than zero, because zero can read as no active use.
How fast does it update?
Usually within one or two statement cycles, since issuers report monthly.
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