Ch. 11 Business Bankruptcy in Qtr:4 of 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Bankruptcies
1	California	06000	258
2	Delaware	10000	206
3	New York	36000	204
4	Florida	12000	191
5	Texas	48000	189
6	Georgia	13000	107
7	Arizona	04000	87
8	Illinois	17000	83
9	New Jersey	34000	73
10	Pennsylvania	42000	60
11	North Carolina	37000	59
12	Washington	53000	58
13	Nevada	32000	57
14	Michigan	26000	51
15	Tennessee	47000	42
16	Maryland	24000	37
17	Missouri	29000	36
18	Virginia	51000	34
19	Massachusetts	25000	33
20	Colorado	08000	31
21	Connecticut	09000	28
22	Utah	49000	27
23	Indiana	18000	25
24	Alabama	01000	24
24	Louisiana	22000	24
26	Ohio	39000	21
26	South Carolina	45000	21
28	Mississippi	28000	20
29	Wisconsin	55000	17
30	Kentucky	21000	15
31	West Virginia	54000	13
32	Arkansas	05000	12
32	Minnesota	27000	12
34	Montana	30000	10
34	Oregon	41000	10
36	District of Columbia	11000	9
36	Iowa	19000	9
36	Oklahoma	40000	9
39	Idaho	16000	8
39	New Hampshire	33000	8
41	Kansas	20000	7
42	Maine	23000	5
42	New Mexico	35000	5
44	Rhode Island	44000	4
44	South Dakota	46000	4
46	Nebraska	31000	3
47	Alaska	02000	1
47	Hawaii	15000	1
47	North Dakota	38000	1
47	Vermont	50000	1
47	Wyoming	56000	1
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.

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: February 08, 2012 at 12:22