Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2021

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Alabama	01000	2.96
2	Nevada	32000	2.22
2	Tennessee	47000	2.22
4	Indiana	18000	2.13
5	Mississippi	28000	2.09
6	Kentucky	21000	2.02
7	Georgia	13000	1.96
8	Arkansas	05000	1.81
9	Ohio	39000	1.77
10	Michigan	26000	1.69
11	Utah	49000	1.67
12	Delaware	10000	1.66
13	Illinois	17000	1.65
14	Missouri	29000	1.58
14	Wisconsin	55000	1.58
16	Oklahoma	40000	1.49
17	Florida	12000	1.44
17	Virginia	51000	1.44
19	Arizona	04000	1.36
20	Maryland	24000	1.35
21	Nebraska	31000	1.32
22	Louisiana	22000	1.31
23	Kansas	20000	1.20
24	New Jersey	34000	1.13
25	Oregon	41000	1.12
26	Colorado	08000	1.11
27	California	06000	1.05
27	Idaho	16000	1.05
29	Minnesota	27000	1.01
30	Wyoming	56000	0.97
31	West Virginia	54000	0.94
32	Rhode Island	44000	0.90
33	Iowa	19000	0.89
34	Connecticut	09000	0.84
34	Hawaii	15000	0.84
36	Pennsylvania	42000	0.80
37	Washington	53000	0.78
38	New York	36000	0.74
39	New Mexico	35000	0.71
40	North Dakota	38000	0.68
41	South Dakota	46000	0.67
41	Texas	48000	0.67
43	South Carolina	45000	0.65
44	North Carolina	37000	0.62
45	Montana	30000	0.59
46	New Hampshire	33000	0.54
47	Massachusetts	25000	0.50
48	Maine	23000	0.47
49	District of Columbia	11000	0.46
50	Vermont	50000	0.42
51	Alaska	02000	0.30

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

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