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PERSONAL BANKRUPTCIES IN 1999 BY STATE AND JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FILINGS

 

% CHANGE IN TOTAL

 

% CHAPTER 7

 

AS OF 9/30/99

 

9/30/98-9/30/99

 

AS OF 9/30/99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

1,315,751

 

-5.3%

 

71.1%

ALABAMA

30,206

 

-6.9%

 

40.1%

     MIDDLE

6,507

 

0.2%

 

40.8%

     NORTH

19,054

 

-10.3%

 

38.8%

     SOUTH

4,645

 

-1.2%

 

44.4%

ALASKA

1,394

 

5.0%

 

92.6%

ARIZONA

22,480

 

-4.1%

 

82.0%

ARKANSAS

16,325

 

0.1%

 

61.0%

     EAST

10,269

 

-0.1%

 

55.1%

     WEST

6,056

 

0.4%

 

71.2%

CALIFORNIA

184,182

 

-9.3%

 

81.0%

     CENTRAL

104,972

 

-8.9%

 

81.5%

     EAST

34,887

 

-3.8%

 

86.5%

     NORTH

27,765

 

-14.7%

 

74.3%

     SOUTH

16,558

 

-12.2%

 

77.1%

COLORADO

16,449

 

-9.0%

 

84.5%

CONNECTICUT

12,253

 

-10.5%

 

87.9%

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

2,621

 

-5.3%

 

68.0%

DELAWARE

2,465

 

-1.6%

 

68.0%

FLORIDA

75,917

 

-0.3%

 

74.9%

     MIDDLE

42,463

 

-1.8%

 

75.1%

     NORTH

4,998

 

-3.5%

 

81.9%

     SOUTH

28,456

 

2.6%

 

73.5%

GEORGIA

57,530

 

-5.6%

 

37.3%

     MIDDLE

14,162

 

-4.3%

 

39.6%

     NORTH

31,601

 

-6.2%

 

41.6%

     SOUTH

11,767

 

-5.4%

 

23.0%

HAWAII

5,627

 

4.3%

 

91.3%

IDAHO

6,949

 

-1.7%

 

80.3%

ILLINOIS

63,882

 

0.2%

 

72.5%

     CENTRAL

11,680

 

-7.6%

 

86.5%

     NORTH

45,487

 

2.4%

 

68.6%

     SOUTH

6,715

 

0.2%

 

74.3%

INDIANA

37,894

 

-1.0%

 

82.8%

     NORTH

14,246

 

0.3%

 

86.0%

     SOUTH

23,648

 

-1.8%

 

80.9%

IOWA

8,428

 

-9.3%

 

93.6%

     NORTH

3,433

 

-7.2%

 

96.6%

     SOUTH

4,995

 

-10.8%

 

91.6%

KANSAS

11,663

 

-9.6%

 

79.8%

KENTUCKY

20,702

 

-5.4%

 

83.4%

     EAST

8,947

 

-5.0%

 

87.1%

     WEST

11,755

 

-5.8%

 

80.7%

LOUISIANA

22,273

 

-0.4%

 

55.2%

     EAST

7,401

 

6.7%

 

65.0%

     MIDDLE

2,720

 

-4.5%

 

70.7%

     WEST

12,152

 

-3.3%

 

45.7%

MAINE

4,082

 

-4.3%

 

93.3%

MARYLAND

32,104

 

-4.5%

 

70.8%

MASSACHUSETTS

19,136

 

-10.3%

 

87.1%

MICHIGAN

36,912

 

-8.7%

 

73.4%

     EAST

25,585

 

-9.4%

 

72.6%

     WEST

11,327

 

-7.2%

 

75.4%

MINNESOTA

14,988

 

-11.9%

 

78.5%

MISSISSIPPI

17,685

 

-5.1%

 

59.1%

     NORTH

5,852

 

-5.5%

 

61.4%

     SOUTH

11,833

 

-4.9%

 

58.0%

MISSOURI

27,291

 

-0.3%

 

71.9%

     EAST

16,185

 

2.7%

 

63.3%

     WEST

11,106

 

-4.3%

 

84.5%

MONTANA

3,356