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Bankruptcy Statistics By Households Rank 2005
Households Per Consumer Filing, Rank
During the 12-Month Period Ending December 31, 2005
State
Households per Consumer Filing
Rank
United States
60.16
Indiana
34.41
Ohio
37.19
Utah
39.52
Tennessee
39.70
Oklahoma
40.86
Arkansas
40.91
Nevada
41.63
Alabama
43.33
Kentucky
46.23
Georgia
46.33
Colorado
47.68
Illinois
48.07
Oregon
48.70
Idaho
48.94
Missouri
49.26
West Virginia
49.61
Michigan
50.15
Mississippi
52.01
Kansas
52.96
Louisiana
53.29
Washington
56.49
Arizona
61.94
Nebraska
64.12
Maryland
65.07
Wisconsin
65.84
Pennsylvania
69.42
Virginia
69.85
New Jersey
69.93
Iowa
70.83
New Mexico
71.22
New York
72.75
Wyoming
73.09
Montana
73.36
Texas
75.22
Florida
75.38
Rhode Island
78.26
California
78.78
South Dakota
86.19
North Dakota
87.34
Delaware
88.54
North Carolina
91.04
Minnesota
91.94
Connecticut
93.57
Massachusetts
101.57
New Hampshire
104.46
Maine
104.59
46
Hawaii
109.54
47
District of Columbia
115.93
48
Vermont
119.61
49
Alaska
122.64
50
South Carolina
123.16
51
Statistics based on data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (Non-Business Bankruptcies as of December 31, 2005) and the U.S. Bureau of the Census (most recent household unit estimates as of July 1, 2004).