Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2018

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Alabama	01000	5.49
2	Tennessee	47000	5.07
3	Georgia	13000	4.35
4	Mississippi	28000	4.29
5	Illinois	17000	3.78
6	Arkansas	05000	3.56
7	Indiana	18000	3.45
8	Kentucky	21000	3.34
9	Ohio	39000	3.19
10	Nevada	32000	3.10
10	Utah	49000	3.10
12	Delaware	10000	3.08
13	Michigan	26000	2.97
14	New Jersey	34000	2.95
15	Louisiana	22000	2.87
16	Maryland	24000	2.86
17	Wisconsin	55000	2.84
18	Missouri	29000	2.82
19	Virginia	51000	2.68
20	Oklahoma	40000	2.42
21	Kansas	20000	2.35
22	Arizona	04000	2.28
23	Idaho	16000	2.13
24	Oregon	41000	2.11
25	Nebraska	31000	2.10
26	Florida	12000	2.06
27	Rhode Island	44000	2.04
28	Colorado	08000	2.01
29	New York	36000	1.78
29	Washington	53000	1.78
31	Minnesota	27000	1.77
31	Wyoming	56000	1.77
33	California	06000	1.74
34	Connecticut	09000	1.70
35	West Virginia	54000	1.69
36	Pennsylvania	42000	1.67
37	New Mexico	35000	1.56
38	Iowa	19000	1.47
39	North Carolina	37000	1.34
40	New Hampshire	33000	1.33
41	South Carolina	45000	1.30
42	Massachusetts	25000	1.25
43	Montana	30000	1.23
43	South Dakota	46000	1.23
45	Texas	48000	1.20
46	District of Columbia	11000	1.17
47	Maine	23000	1.10
48	Hawaii	15000	1.07
49	North Dakota	38000	1.03
50	Vermont	50000	0.89
51	Alaska	02000	0.61

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

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