Personal Bankruptcy Filing Statistics

Here is a comparability of the 2009 and 2010 personal bankruptcy figures that came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court web site. Stats are for non-business bankruptcy filing (Chapter 13, Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 only). The top 10 states with the biggest personal bankruptcy filings are listed below, as well as a comprehensive list in comparison to the preceding year arranged by state.

California 251,396

Florida 108,186

Illinois 80,472

Georgia 76,824

Ohio 68,862

Michigan 66,720

Texas 54,130

New York 53,768

Tennessee 49,150

Indiana 46,386

Read more about “2010 Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Statistics” to find out a side-by-side comparison of the 2009 and 2010 data.

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