Ch. 13 Business Bankruptcy in Qtr:4 of 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Bankruptcies
1	California	06000	135
2	Texas	48000	90
3	Florida	12000	58
4	Pennsylvania	42000	43
5	Georgia	13000	36
6	Ohio	39000	29
7	New Hampshire	33000	28
7	New York	36000	28
9	North Carolina	37000	26
10	Michigan	26000	25
11	Washington	53000	24
12	Illinois	17000	23
13	New Jersey	34000	20
14	Louisiana	22000	19
15	Wisconsin	55000	18
16	Oregon	41000	17
17	Colorado	08000	15
17	Indiana	18000	15
19	Tennessee	47000	11
20	Arizona	04000	10
20	Maryland	24000	10
20	Minnesota	27000	10
20	Nevada	32000	10
24	Kentucky	21000	8
24	Oklahoma	40000	8
24	Utah	49000	8
24	Virginia	51000	8
28	Alabama	01000	7
28	Arkansas	05000	7
28	Kansas	20000	7
28	Mississippi	28000	7
28	Missouri	29000	7
33	Connecticut	09000	6
33	Maine	23000	6
35	Hawaii	15000	5
35	Vermont	50000	5
37	Delaware	10000	3
37	New Mexico	35000	3
37	Rhode Island	44000	3
37	Wyoming	56000	3
41	Alaska	02000	2
41	Iowa	19000	2
41	Massachusetts	25000	2
41	Montana	30000	2
45	Idaho	16000	1
45	Nebraska	31000	1
45	South Carolina	45000	1
45	South Dakota	46000	1
45	West Virginia	54000	1
50	District of Columbia	11000	0
50	North Dakota	38000	0
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