BANKRUPTCY FILINGS BY STATE
Personal and Business Record Information
Consumer bankruptcy filings have decreased 14 percent in 2012 from 2011 and 15 percent in 2011 from the previous year. In the year 2010 filings have reached 1.53 million.
CONSUMER FILINGS IN THE LAST 5 YEARS:
- 2012: 1.12 million
- 2011: 1.27 million
- 2010: 1.53 million
- 2009: 1.41 million
- 2008: 1.07 million
Personal Bankruptcy filings: The most common option for individuals seeking debt relief is Chapter 7 (eliminates most debt by liquidating non-exempt assets to pay off creditors), which is accounted for more than 70% of bankruptcy filings in the country. Chapter 11 (3 to 5 years repayment plan) accounts for less than 30 percent of filings.
Business Bankruptcy filings: Chapter 11 provides for orderly distributions to corporation or business entity creditors through reorganization or liquidation. It allows businesses to reorganize restructure debt and get out from certain contracts and leases. (Accounts for 1 to 3 percent of filings)
PERSONAL AND BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY FILINGS
ALABAMA
2009 - TOTAL: 34,999 - Business: 819 - Personal: 34,180
2010 - TOTAL: 34,163 - Business: 751 - Personal: 33,412
2011 - TOTAL: 30,394 - Business: 641 - Personal: 29,753
ALASKA
2009 - TOTAL: 998 - Business: 104 - Personal: 894
2010 - TOTAL: 1,116 - Business: 76 - Personal: 1,040
2011 - TOTAL: 999 - Business: 58 - Personal: 941
ARIZONA Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 34,637 - Business: 1,615 - Personal: 33,022
2010 - TOTAL: 42,829 - Business: 1,636 - Personal: 41,193
2011 - TOTAL: 36,556 - Business: 1,351 - Personal: 35,205
ARKANSAS
2009 - TOTAL: 16,583 - Business: 619 - Personal: 15,964
2010 - TOTAL: 16,503 - Business: 537 - Personal: 15,966
2011 - TOTAL: 14,604 - Business: 424 - Personal: 14,180
CALIFORNIA
2009 - TOTAL: 209,818 - Business: 9,012 - Personal: 200,806
2010 - TOTAL: 260,210 - Business: 8,814 - Personal: 251,396
2011 - TOTAL: 240,151 - Business: 7,558 - Personal: 232,593
COLORADO
2009 - TOTAL: 28,304 - Business: 1,421 - Personal: 26,883
2010 - TOTAL: 32,776 - Business: 1,361 - Personal: 31,415
2011 - TOTAL: 30,409 - Business: 1,162 - Personal: 29,247
CONNECTICUT
2009 - TOTAL: 10,334 - Business: 467 - Personal: 9,867
2010 - TOTAL: 11,518 - Business: 459 - Personal: 11,059
2011 - TOTAL: 9,579 - Business: 388 - Personal: 9,191
DELAWARE
2009 - TOTAL: 4,630 - Business: 1,670 - Personal: 2,960
2010 - TOTAL: 4,273 - Business: 973 - Personal: 3,300
2011 - TOTAL: 4,219 - Business: 645 - Personal: 3,574
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
2009 - TOTAL: 1,173 - Business: 106 - Personal: 1,067
2010 - TOTAL: 1,306 - Business: 115 - Personal: 1,191
2011 - TOTAL: 982 - Business: 68 - Personal: 914
FLORIDA Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 97,087 - Business: 4,929 - Personal: 92,158
2010 - TOTAL: 113,066 - Business: 4,880 - Personal: 108,186
2011 - TOTAL: 94,815 - Business: 4,016 - Personal: 90,799
GEORGIA Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 75,145 - Business: 3,019 - Personal: 72,126
2010 - TOTAL: 79,474 - Business: 2,650 - Personal: 76,824
2011 - TOTAL: 73,852 - Business: 2,242 - Personal: 71,610
GUAN
2009 - TOTAL: 221 - Business: 6 - Personal: 215
2010 - TOTAL: 173 - Business: 11 - Personal: 162
2011 - TOTAL: 141 - Business: 10 - Personal: 131
HAWAII
2009 - TOTAL: 3,123 - Business: 113 - Personal: 3,010
2010 - TOTAL: 3,978 - Business: 156 - Personal: 3,822
2011 - TOTAL: 3,352 - Business: 165 - Personal: 3,187
IDAHO
2009 - TOTAL: 7,704 - Business: 381 - Personal: 7,323
2010 - TOTAL: 8,355 - Business: 351 - Personal: 8,004
2011 - TOTAL: 7,666 - Business: 305 - Personal: 7,361
ILLINOIS Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 74,244 - Business: 2,466 - Personal: 71,778
2010 - TOTAL: 82,669 - Business: 2,197 - Personal: 80,472
2011 - TOTAL: 73,210 - Business: 2,135 - Personal: 71,075
INDIANA
2009 - TOTAL: 48,238 - Business: 949 - Personal: 47,289
2010 - TOTAL: 47,304 - Business: 918 - Personal: 46,386
2011 - TOTAL: 39,336 - Business: 729 - Personal: 38,607
IOWA
2009 - TOTAL: 10,171 - Business: 384 - Personal: 9,787
2010 - TOTAL: 9,829 - Business: 381 - Personal: 9,448
2011 - TOTAL: 7,965 - Business: 356 - Personal: 7,609
KANSAS
2009 - TOTAL: 10,996 - Business: 389 - Personal: 10,607
2010 - TOTAL: 11,234 - Business: 329 - Personal: 10,905
2011 - TOTAL: 10,073 - Business: 298 - Personal: 9,775
KENTUCKY
2009 - TOTAL: 25,221 - Business: 602 - Personal: 24,619
2010 - TOTAL: 24,848 - Business: 530 - Personal: 24,318
2011 - TOTAL: 22,193 - Business: 480 - Personal: 21,713
LOUISIANA
2009 - TOTAL: 18,780 - Business: 869 - Personal: 17,911
2010 - TOTAL: 19,159 - Business: 760 - Personal: 18,399
2011 - TOTAL: 17,547 - Business: 622 - Personal: 16,925
MAINE
2009 - TOTAL: 20,966 - Business: 692 - Personal: 20,274
2010 - TOTAL: 23,618 - Business: 577 - Personal: 23,041
2011 - TOTAL: 20,122 - Business: 529 - Personal: 19,593
MARYLAND
2009 - TOTAL: 26,264 - Business: 923 - Personal: 25,341
2010 - TOTAL: 29,698 - Business: 832 - Personal: 28,866
2011 - TOTAL: 25,662 - Business: 658 - Personal: 25,004
MASSACHUSETTS
2009 - TOTAL: 3,871 - Business: 241 - Personal: 3,630
2010 - TOTAL: 4,204 - Business: 232 - Personal: 3,972
2011 - TOTAL: 3,612 - Business: 220 - Personal: 3,392
MICHIGAN Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 69,346 - Business: 2,081 - Personal: 67,265
2010 - TOTAL: 68,596 - Business: 1,876 - Personal: 66,720
2011 - TOTAL: 57,836 - Business: 1,599 - Personal: 56,297
MINNESOTA
2009 - TOTAL: 21,456 - Business: 859 - Personal: 20,597
2010 - TOTAL: 22,262 - Business: 788 - Personal: 21,474
2011 - TOTAL: 19,382 - Business: 691 - Personal: 18,691
MISSOURI
2009 - TOTAL: 31,303 - Business: 833 - Personal: 30,470
2010 - TOTAL: 33,297 - Business: 772 - Personal: 32,525
2011 - TOTAL: 48,465 - Business: 1,330 - Personal: 47,135
MISSISSIPPI
2009 - TOTAL: 14,701 - Business: 484 - Personal: 14,217
2010 - TOTAL: 14,329 - Business: 465 - Personal: 13,864
2011 - TOTAL: 13,727 - Business: 406 - Personal: 13,321
MONTANA
2009 - TOTAL: 2,771 - Business: 150 - Personal: 2,621
2010 - TOTAL: 3,108 - Business: 162 - Personal: 2,946
2011 - TOTAL: 2,595 - Business: 115 - Personal: 2,480
NORTH CAROLINA
2009 - TOTAL: 27,740 - Business: 1,367 - Personal: 26,373
2010 - TOTAL: 26,674 - Business: 1,409 - Personal: 25,265
2011 - TOTAL: 23,535 - Business: 1,147 - Personal: 22,388
NORTH DAKOTA
2009 - TOTAL: 1,593 - Business: 65 - Personal: 1,528
2010 - TOTAL: 1,652 - Business: 70 - Personal: 1,582
2011 - TOTAL: 1,269 - Business: 47 - Personal: 1,222
NEBRASKA
2009 - TOTAL: 7,557 - Business: 318 - Personal: 7,239
2010 - TOTAL: 7,943 - Business: 315 - Personal: 7,628
2011 - TOTAL: 6,603 - Business: 225 - Personal: 6,378
NEW HAMPSHIRE
2009 - TOTAL: 5,233 - Business: 542 - Personal: 4,691
2010 - TOTAL: 5,658 - Business: 632 - Personal: 5,026
2011 - TOTAL: 4,940 - Business: 479 - Personal: 4,461
NEW JERSEY
2009 - TOTAL: 36,233 - Business: 1,571 - Personal: 34,662
2010 - TOTAL: 41,365 - Business: 1,422 - Personal: 39,943
2011 - TOTAL: 37,957 - Business: 1,215 - Personal: 36,742
NEW MEXICO
2009 - TOTAL: 6,124 - Business: 302 - Personal: 5,822
2010 - TOTAL: 6,571 - Business: 279 - Personal: 6,292
2011 - TOTAL: 5,674 - Business: 203 - Personal: 5,471
NEVADA
2009 - TOTAL: 29,808 - Business: 978 - Personal: 28,830
2010 - TOTAL: 30,143 - Business: 982 - Personal: 29,161
2011 - TOTAL: 24,519 - Business: 989 - Personal: 23,530
NEW YORK
2009 - TOTAL: 57,739 - Business: 3,615 - Personal: 54,124
2010 - TOTAL: 56,479 - Business: 2,711 - Personal: 53,768
2011 - TOTAL: 49,056 - Business: 2,116 - Personal: 46,940
OHIO
2009 - TOTAL: 70,787 - Business: 2,039 - Personal: 68,748
2010 - TOTAL: 70,641 - Business: 1,779 - Personal: 68,862
2011 - TOTAL: 58,754 - Business: 1,372 - Personal: 57,382
OKLAHOMA
2009 - TOTAL: 14,209 - Business: 594 - Personal: 13,615
2010 - TOTAL: 14,980 - Business: 541 - Personal: 14,439
2011 - TOTAL: 13,119 - Business: 406 - Personal: 12,713
OREGON
2009 - TOTAL: 18,380 - Business: 593 - Personal: 17,787
2010 - TOTAL: 20,243 - Business: 575 - Personal: 19,668
2011 - TOTAL: 17,681 - Business: 549 - Personal: 17,132
PENNSYLVANIA
2009 - TOTAL: 36,923 - Business: 1,480 - Personal: 35,443
2010 - TOTAL: 39,262 - Business: 1,401 - Personal: 37,861
2011 - TOTAL: 33,572 - Business: 1,208 - Personal: 32,364
PUERTO RICO
2009 - TOTAL: 11,342 - Business: 396 - Personal: 10,946
2010 - TOTAL: 12,488 - Business: 430 - Personal: 12,058
2011 - TOTAL: 11,460 - Business: 493 - Personal: 10,967
RHODE ISLAND
2009 - TOTAL: 5,096 - Business: 170 - Personal: 4,926
2010 - TOTAL: 5,500 - Business: 169 - Personal: 5,331
2011 - TOTAL: 4,931 - Business: 144 - Personal: 4,787
SOUTH CAROLINA
2009 - TOTAL: 9,799 - Business: 446 - Personal: 9,353
2010 - TOTAL: 9,353 - Business: 389 - Personal: 8,964
2011 - TOTAL: 8,105 - Business: 388 - Personal: 7,717
SOUTH DAKOTA
2009 - TOTAL: 1,876 - Business: 116 - Personal: 1,760
2010 - TOTAL: 2,031 - Business: 100 - Personal: 1,931
2011 - TOTAL: 1,877 - Business: 99 - Personal: 1,778
TENNESSEE
2009 - TOTAL: 54,411 - Business: 1,273 - Personal: 53,138
2010 - TOTAL: 50,251 - Business: 1,101 - Personal: 49,150
2011 - TOTAL: 46,910 - Business: 961 - Personal: 45,949
TEXAS Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 55,435 - Business: 4,567 - Personal: 50,868
2010 - TOTAL: 58,239 - Business: 4,109 - Personal: 54,130
2011 - TOTAL: 51,955 - Business: 3,513 - Personal: 48,442
UTAH
2009 - TOTAL: 14,829 - Business: 670 - Personal: 14,159
2010 - TOTAL: 18,478 - Business: 670 - Personal: 17,808
2011 - TOTAL: 18,415 - Business: 597 - Personal: 17,818
VIRGINIA Bankruptcy Filings
2009 - TOTAL: 36,531 - Business: 1,193 - Personal: 35,338
2010 - TOTAL: 37,311 - Business: 1,104 - Personal: 36,207
2011 - TOTAL: 33,592 - Business: 892 - Personal: 32,700
VIRGIN ILANDS
2009 - TOTAL: 29 - Business: 9 - Personal: 20
2010 - TOTAL: 24 - Business: 8 - Personal: 16
2011 - TOTAL: 28 - Business: 10 - Personal: 18
VERMONT
2009 - TOTAL: 1,559 - Business: 61 - Personal: 1,498
2010 - TOTAL: 1,651 - Business: 69 - Personal: 1,582
2011 - TOTAL: 1,140 - Business: 46 - Personal: 1,094
WASHINGTON
2009 - TOTAL: 31,537 - Business: 1,158 - Personal: 30,379
2010 - TOTAL: 34,124 - Business: 1,188 - Personal: 32,936
2011 - TOTAL: 31,996 - Business: 1,124 - Personal: 30,872
WEST VIRGINIA
2009 - TOTAL: 6,660 - Business: 202 - Personal: 6,458
2010 - TOTAL: 6,130 - Business: 235 - Personal: 5,895
2011 - TOTAL: 4,788 - Business: 193 - Personal: 4,595
WISCONSIN
2009 - TOTAL: 27,802 - Business: 828 - Personal: 26,974
2010 - TOTAL: 30,423 - Business: 930 - Personal: 29,493
2011 - TOTAL: 27,308 - Business: 796 - Personal: 26,512
WYOMING
2009 - TOTAL: 1,351 - Business: 81 - Personal: 1,270
2010 - TOTAL: 1,562 - Business: 73 - Personal: 1,489
2011 - TOTAL: 1,405 - Business: 83 - Personal: 1,322
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