Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2012

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Tennessee	47000	6.85
2	Georgia	13000	6.55
3	Nevada	32000	6.49
4	Alabama	01000	5.86
5	Utah	49000	5.70
6	Indiana	18000	5.53
7	Illinois	17000	5.36
8	Colorado	08000	5.16
9	Michigan	26000	5.05
10	California	06000	4.94
11	Missouri	29000	4.68
12	Kentucky	21000	4.54
13	Wisconsin	55000	4.45
14	Ohio	39000	4.38
15	Arkansas	05000	4.37
16	Arizona	04000	4.35
17	Florida	12000	4.24
18	Mississippi	28000	4.21
19	Delaware	10000	4.10
20	Maryland	24000	4.04
20	Washington	53000	4.04
22	Idaho	16000	3.96
23	Oregon	41000	3.92
24	Rhode Island	44000	3.89
25	Virginia	51000	3.60
26	New Jersey	34000	3.56
27	Louisiana	22000	3.54
28	Minnesota	27000	3.16
29	Kansas	20000	3.15
30	Nebraska	31000	3.14
31	Oklahoma	40000	3.13
32	New Hampshire	33000	3.05
33	Massachusetts	25000	2.51
34	Connecticut	09000	2.30
34	Maine	23000	2.30
34	New Mexico	35000	2.30
34	Pennsylvania	42000	2.30
38	Wyoming	56000	2.24
39	North Carolina	37000	2.21
40	West Virginia	54000	2.16
41	New York	36000	2.12
42	Montana	30000	2.10
43	Iowa	19000	2.08
44	Hawaii	15000	1.88
45	South Dakota	46000	1.86
46	Texas	48000	1.85
47	South Carolina	45000	1.70
48	Vermont	50000	1.64
49	District of Columbia	11000	1.39
49	North Dakota	38000	1.39
51	Alaska	02000	1.03

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

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