Rank List: States in Profile

Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People in 2017

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Total Bankruptcies per 1000 People
1	Alabama	01000	5.54
2	Tennessee	47000	5.24
3	Georgia	13000	4.48
4	Mississippi	28000	4.15
5	Illinois	17000	4.03
6	Utah	49000	3.63
7	Kentucky	21000	3.56
8	Arkansas	05000	3.51
9	Indiana	18000	3.50
10	Delaware	10000	3.26
10	Ohio	39000	3.26
12	Michigan	26000	3.08
13	New Jersey	34000	3.04
14	Missouri	29000	2.97
14	Nevada	32000	2.97
16	Wisconsin	55000	2.96
17	Maryland	24000	2.94
18	Louisiana	22000	2.91
19	Virginia	51000	2.70
20	Oklahoma	40000	2.42
21	Kansas	20000	2.29
22	Arizona	04000	2.27
23	Oregon	41000	2.22
24	Idaho	16000	2.21
25	Colorado	08000	2.18
26	Rhode Island	44000	2.15
27	Nebraska	31000	2.09
28	Florida	12000	2.03
29	Washington	53000	1.99
30	West Virginia	54000	1.82
31	California	06000	1.81
32	Pennsylvania	42000	1.76
32	Wyoming	56000	1.76
34	Minnesota	27000	1.75
35	New York	36000	1.71
36	New Mexico	35000	1.60
37	Connecticut	09000	1.56
38	North Carolina	37000	1.41
39	New Hampshire	33000	1.39
40	Iowa	19000	1.37
41	South Carolina	45000	1.30
42	Montana	30000	1.25
43	Massachusetts	25000	1.24
43	Texas	48000	1.24
45	South Dakota	46000	1.20
46	Maine	23000	1.10
47	District of Columbia	11000	1.08
48	North Dakota	38000	1.02
49	Hawaii	15000	0.98
50	Vermont	50000	0.89
51	Alaska	02000	0.63

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

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