Ch. 11 Personal Bankruptcy in Qtr:4 of 2011

Rank	State	Fips Code	Bankruptcies
1	California	06000	154
2	Nevada	32000	35
3	Florida	12000	33
4	Arizona	04000	28
5	Massachusetts	25000	20
6	Tennessee	47000	15
7	New York	36000	11
8	Maryland	24000	10
8	Texas	48000	10
8	Washington	53000	10
11	Connecticut	09000	8
12	Georgia	13000	6
12	New Jersey	34000	6
12	North Carolina	37000	6
12	Pennsylvania	42000	6
12	South Carolina	45000	6
17	Illinois	17000	5
18	Alabama	01000	4
18	Michigan	26000	4
18	Virginia	51000	4
21	Kentucky	21000	3
21	Louisiana	22000	3
21	New Mexico	35000	3
24	Idaho	16000	2
24	Ohio	39000	2
24	Wisconsin	55000	2
27	Colorado	08000	1
27	District of Columbia	11000	1
27	Indiana	18000	1
27	Minnesota	27000	1
27	Missouri	29000	1
27	Montana	30000	1
27	New Hampshire	33000	1
34	Alaska	02000	0
34	Arkansas	05000	0
34	Delaware	10000	0
34	Hawaii	15000	0
34	Iowa	19000	0
34	Kansas	20000	0
34	Maine	23000	0
34	Mississippi	28000	0
34	Nebraska	31000	0
34	North Dakota	38000	0
34	Oklahoma	40000	0
34	Oregon	41000	0
34	Rhode Island	44000	0
34	South Dakota	46000	0
34	Utah	49000	0
34	Vermont	50000	0
34	West Virginia	54000	0
34	Wyoming	56000	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