Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2016

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Alabama	01000	5.40
2	Tennessee	47000	5.36
3	Georgia	13000	4.64
4	Illinois	17000	4.20
5	Utah	49000	3.83
6	Mississippi	28000	3.76
7	Indiana	18000	3.65
8	Arkansas	05000	3.49
9	Kentucky	21000	3.42
10	Ohio	39000	3.17
11	Delaware	10000	3.11
12	Nevada	32000	3.09
13	Michigan	26000	3.08
14	Missouri	29000	3.02
15	Wisconsin	55000	2.97
16	New Jersey	34000	2.90
17	Louisiana	22000	2.89
17	Maryland	24000	2.89
19	Virginia	51000	2.69
20	Colorado	08000	2.34
20	Oklahoma	40000	2.34
22	Kansas	20000	2.30
23	Idaho	16000	2.28
24	Washington	53000	2.24
25	Arizona	04000	2.23
25	Oregon	41000	2.23
27	Florida	12000	2.21
28	Nebraska	31000	2.15
28	Rhode Island	44000	2.15
30	California	06000	1.92
31	West Virginia	54000	1.84
32	Minnesota	27000	1.74
33	Pennsylvania	42000	1.69
33	Wyoming	56000	1.69
35	Connecticut	09000	1.64
36	New Mexico	35000	1.58
37	New York	36000	1.53
38	North Carolina	37000	1.47
39	New Hampshire	33000	1.38
40	Iowa	19000	1.37
41	South Carolina	45000	1.33
42	Montana	30000	1.29
43	South Dakota	46000	1.27
44	Massachusetts	25000	1.26
45	Texas	48000	1.21
46	Maine	23000	1.16
47	District of Columbia	11000	1.01
48	Hawaii	15000	0.99
49	North Dakota	38000	0.93
50	Vermont	50000	0.90
51	Alaska	02000	0.55

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

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