| Total Bankruptcies Over Time | Number | Rank | Rate Per 1000 People | Rank | | 2010 | 47,304 | 10 | 7.30 | 4 | | 2009 | 48,238 | 10 | 7.47 | 4 | | 2008 | 39,305 | 10 | 6.12 | 5 | | 2007 | 31,122 | 10 | 4.88 | 4 | | 2006 | 22,234 | 11 | 3.51 | 4 | | 2005 | 78,959 | 9 | 12.58 | 1 | | 2004 | 54,465 | 11 | 8.74 | 5 | | 2003 | 55,795 | 11 | 9.00 | 6 | | 2002 | 53,520 | 11 | 8.69 | 7 | | 2001 | 48,066 | 10 | 7.84 | 7 | | 2000 | 37,519 | 10 | 6.17 | 8 | | 1999 | 38,230 | 12 | 6.43 | 7 | | Change 2000 to 2010 | 9,785 | 11 | 1.13 | 12 | Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Note: A new bankruptcy law went into effect in the fall of 2005 that made filing for bankruptcy more difficult; therefore the numbers may fluctuate more than they have in the past. |