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2010 Personal Bankruptcy Statistics

by Roilee Mandeville

in Bankruptcy Statistics

Here’s a comparison of the 2009 and 2010 personal bankruptcy statistics that came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court website. Figures are for non-business bankruptcy filing (Chapter 7, Chapter 11 & Chapter 13 only). The top 9 states with the highest bankruptcy filings are listed below, followed by a complete list compared to the previous year sorted by state. A positive % Diff value means an increase in the number of personal bankruptcy filing on that state. A negative value signifies a decrease in filings.

Personal Bankruptcy Statistics For 2009

by Roilee Mandeville

in Bankruptcy Statistics

Here’s a compilation of the 2009 statistical data that came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court website. Figures are for non-business bankruptcy filing (Chapter 7, Chapter 11 & Chapter 13 only). The top 9 states are listed below, followed by a complete list sorted by state.

CA
200,806
California
IL
71,778
Illinois
NY
54,124
New York

FL
92,158
Florida
OH
68,748
Ohio
TN
53,138
Tennessee

GA
72,126
Georgia
MI
67,265
Michigan
TX
50,868
Texas

Personal Bankruptcy Statistics For 2008

by Roilee Mandeville

in Bankruptcy Statistics

Do you wonder how many have filed bankruptcy for the year 2008? Perhaps you only want to know how many filed personal bankruptcy in your state. Here’s a compilation of the 2008 statistical data that came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court website. Figures are for non-business bankruptcy filing (Ch 7, 11 & 13 only). The [...]

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