Rank List: States in Profile

Ch. 13 Personal Bankruptcy in Qtr:1 of 2026

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Bankruptcies
1	Louisiana	22000	73.9%
2	Alabama	01000	67.7%
3	South Carolina	45000	67.1%
4	North Carolina	37000	64.9%
5	Arkansas	05000	58.9%
6	Tennessee	47000	54.6%
7	Mississippi	28000	53.5%
8	Georgia	13000	53.1%
9	Kansas	20000	48.6%
10	Indiana	18000	46.0%
11	Kentucky	21000	45.1%
12	Pennsylvania	42000	43.6%
13	Missouri	29000	42.9%
14	Virginia	51000	39.0%
15	Illinois	17000	38.7%
16	Delaware	10000	38.1%
17	Texas	48000	37.3%
18	New Jersey	34000	37.0%
19	Maryland	24000	36.6%
20	Hawaii	15000	35.8%
21	Utah	49000	35.3%
22	Wisconsin	55000	35.0%
23	Nebraska	31000	34.5%
24	Massachusetts	25000	33.3%
25	New York	36000	32.0%
26	Michigan	26000	30.9%
27	Florida	12000	29.7%
28	Maine	23000	25.8%
29	Vermont	50000	25.4%
30	New Hampshire	33000	24.5%
31	Minnesota	27000	23.3%
31	Ohio	39000	23.3%
33	South Dakota	46000	23.0%
34	Washington	53000	22.2%
35	West Virginia	54000	21.9%
36	Rhode Island	44000	21.8%
37	Alaska	02000	19.4%
37	Colorado	08000	19.4%
37	District of Columbia	11000	19.4%
40	Oregon	41000	18.8%
41	California	06000	18.2%
42	Arizona	04000	17.8%
43	Connecticut	09000	17.7%
43	Iowa	19000	17.7%
45	Oklahoma	40000	17.5%
46	Nevada	32000	16.4%
47	North Dakota	38000	15.7%
48	Montana	30000	15.4%
49	Wyoming	56000	13.5%
50	New Mexico	35000	12.7%
51	Idaho	16000	9.6%

Data Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

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