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PERSONAL BANKRUPTCIES IN
1999 BY STATE AND JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE
12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1999
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TOTAL
FILINGS
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%
CHANGE IN TOTAL
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%
CHAPTER 7
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AS
OF 9/30/99
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9/30/98-9/30/99
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AS
OF 9/30/99
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TOTAL
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1,315,751
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-5.3%
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71.1%
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ALABAMA
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30,206
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-6.9%
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40.1%
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MIDDLE
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6,507
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0.2%
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40.8%
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NORTH
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19,054
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-10.3%
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38.8%
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SOUTH
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4,645
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-1.2%
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44.4%
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ALASKA
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1,394
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5.0%
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92.6%
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ARIZONA
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22,480
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-4.1%
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82.0%
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ARKANSAS
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16,325
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0.1%
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61.0%
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EAST
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10,269
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-0.1%
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55.1%
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WEST
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6,056
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0.4%
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71.2%
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CALIFORNIA
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184,182
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-9.3%
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81.0%
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CENTRAL
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104,972
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-8.9%
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81.5%
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EAST
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34,887
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-3.8%
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86.5%
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NORTH
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27,765
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-14.7%
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74.3%
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SOUTH
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16,558
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-12.2%
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77.1%
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COLORADO
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16,449
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-9.0%
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84.5%
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CONNECTICUT
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12,253
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-10.5%
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87.9%
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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2,621
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-5.3%
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68.0%
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DELAWARE
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2,465
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-1.6%
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68.0%
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FLORIDA
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75,917
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-0.3%
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74.9%
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MIDDLE
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42,463
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-1.8%
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75.1%
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NORTH
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4,998
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-3.5%
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81.9%
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SOUTH
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28,456
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2.6%
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73.5%
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GEORGIA
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57,530
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-5.6%
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37.3%
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MIDDLE
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14,162
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-4.3%
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39.6%
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NORTH
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31,601
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-6.2%
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41.6%
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SOUTH
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11,767
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-5.4%
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23.0%
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HAWAII
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5,627
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4.3%
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91.3%
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IDAHO
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6,949
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-1.7%
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80.3%
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ILLINOIS
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63,882
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0.2%
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72.5%
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CENTRAL
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11,680
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-7.6%
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86.5%
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NORTH
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45,487
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2.4%
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68.6%
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SOUTH
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6,715
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0.2%
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74.3%
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INDIANA
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37,894
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-1.0%
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82.8%
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NORTH
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14,246
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0.3%
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86.0%
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SOUTH
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23,648
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-1.8%
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80.9%
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IOWA
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8,428
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-9.3%
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93.6%
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NORTH
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3,433
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-7.2%
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96.6%
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SOUTH
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4,995
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-10.8%
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91.6%
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KANSAS
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11,663
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-9.6%
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79.8%
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KENTUCKY
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20,702
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-5.4%
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83.4%
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EAST
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8,947
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-5.0%
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87.1%
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WEST
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11,755
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-5.8%
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80.7%
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LOUISIANA
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22,273
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-0.4%
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55.2%
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EAST
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7,401
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6.7%
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65.0%
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MIDDLE
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2,720
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-4.5%
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70.7%
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WEST
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12,152
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-3.3%
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45.7%
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MAINE
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4,082
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-4.3%
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93.3%
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MARYLAND
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32,104
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-4.5%
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70.8%
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MASSACHUSETTS
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19,136
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-10.3%
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87.1%
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MICHIGAN
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36,912
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-8.7%
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73.4%
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EAST
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25,585
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-9.4%
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72.6%
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WEST
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11,327
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-7.2%
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75.4%
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MINNESOTA
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14,988
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-11.9%
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78.5%
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MISSISSIPPI
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17,685
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-5.1%
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59.1%
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NORTH
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5,852
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-5.5%
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61.4%
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SOUTH
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11,833
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-4.9%
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58.0%
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MISSOURI
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27,291
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-0.3%
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71.9%
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EAST
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16,185
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2.7%
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63.3%
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WEST
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11,106
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-4.3%
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84.5%
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MONTANA
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3,356
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