Bankruptcy Rankings

States ranked by bankruptcy filing rates across different categories. All data from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.

These rankings measure filing activity relative to population, not residents' financial distress or responsibility directly. State exemption laws, means-test income thresholds, and local legal culture all influence how often residents use bankruptcy court.

Highest Bankruptcy Filing Rate

States with the most bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents.

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  1. 1 Alabama 329.7
  2. 2 Georgia 315.7
  3. 3 Nevada 308.1
  4. 4 Tennessee 306.5
  5. 5 Mississippi 283.1

Lowest Bankruptcy Filing Rate

States with the fewest bankruptcy filings per capita.

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  1. 1 South Dakota 89.3
  2. 2 North Dakota 104.7
  3. 3 Connecticut 106.2
  4. 4 District of Columbia 109.3
  5. 5 Massachusetts 111.7

Highest Chapter 7 Filing Rate

States where Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy is most common per capita.

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  1. 1 Nevada 225.1
  2. 2 Utah 160.1
  3. 3 Alabama 144.1
  4. 4 Arizona 137.2
  5. 5 Hawaii 132.5

Highest Chapter 13 Filing Rate

States where Chapter 13 repayment plan filings are most common per capita.

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  1. 1 Tennessee 197.9
  2. 2 Georgia 197.2
  3. 3 Alabama 181.1
  4. 4 Mississippi 162.8
  5. 5 Louisiana 115.6

Every figure on PlainBankruptcy is rendered directly from federal court source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal court source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.