Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2006

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Tennessee	47000	5.22
2	Georgia	13000	4.40
3	Alabama	01000	4.24
4	Indiana	18000	3.51
5	Arkansas	05000	3.39
6	Michigan	26000	3.34
7	Ohio	39000	3.09
8	Mississippi	28000	3.04
9	Kentucky	21000	2.93
10	Missouri	29000	2.69
11	Louisiana	22000	2.61
12	Illinois	17000	2.41
13	Nebraska	31000	2.34
14	Kansas	20000	2.30
15	Nevada	32000	2.19
16	Utah	49000	2.12
17	Colorado	08000	2.11
18	Oregon	41000	2.07
19	Wisconsin	55000	2.03
20	Idaho	16000	2.00
21	Oklahoma	40000	1.99
22	Montana	30000	1.94
23	North Carolina	37000	1.93
24	Pennsylvania	42000	1.91
25	Washington	53000	1.87
26	Delaware	10000	1.78
27	Virginia	51000	1.72
28	Maryland	24000	1.66
28	West Virginia	54000	1.66
30	Iowa	19000	1.64
31	New Jersey	34000	1.62
32	New York	36000	1.58
33	Texas	48000	1.57
34	Minnesota	27000	1.56
35	Rhode Island	44000	1.52
36	New Hampshire	33000	1.47
37	Connecticut	09000	1.43
38	Florida	12000	1.41
38	South Carolina	45000	1.41
40	Wyoming	56000	1.32
41	Massachusetts	25000	1.31
42	Arizona	04000	1.29
43	New Mexico	35000	1.28
44	South Dakota	46000	1.21
45	North Dakota	38000	1.14
46	California	06000	1.09
47	Vermont	50000	1.05
48	Maine	23000	1.00
49	District of Columbia	11000	0.96
50	Alaska	02000	0.92
51	Hawaii	15000	0.74

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

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