Why should you consider hiring a bankruptcy lawyer?
A bankruptcy attorney can explain the bankruptcy laws in your state, help you with the required paperwork and meeting deadlines. Your lawyer can also tell you if any exemptions apply to you.
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Personal Bankruptcy Statistics For 2009
Do you wonder how many have filed bankruptcy for the year 2009? Perhaps you only want to know how many filed personal bankruptcy in your state. Here’s a compilation of the 2009 statistical data that came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court website. Figures are for non-business bankruptcy filing (Ch 7, 11 & 13 only). The top 9 states are listed below, followed by a complete list sorted by state.
CA | 200,806 | California | IL | 71,778 | Illinois | NY | 54,124 | New York |
FL | 92,158 | Florida | OH | 68,748 | Ohio | TN | 53,138 | Tennessee |
GA | 72,126 | Georgia | MI | 67,265 | Michigan | TX | 50,868 | Texas |
Here’s the complete table in alphabetical order.
AL | 34,180 | Alabama | KY | 24,619 | Kentucky | ND | 1,528 | North Dakota |
AK | 894 | Alaska | LA | 17,911 | Louisiana | OH | 68,748 | Ohio |
AZ | 33,022 | Arizona | ME | 3,630 | Maine | OK | 13,615 | Oklahoma |
AR | 15,964 | Arkansas | MD | 25,341 | Maryland | OR | 17,787 | Oregon |
CA | 200,806 | California | MA | 20,274 | Massachusetts | PA | 35,443 | Pennsylvania |
CO | 26,883 | Colorado | MI | 67,265 | Michigan | RI | 4,926 | Rhode Island |
CT | 9,867 | Connecticut | MN | 20,597 | Minnesota | SC | 9,353 | South Carolina |
DE | 2,960 | Delaware | MS | 14,217 | Mississippi | SD | 1,760 | South Dakota |
DC | 1,067 | District of Columbia | MO | 30,470 | Missouri | TN | 53,138 | Tennessee |
FL | 92,158 | Florida | MT | 2,621 | Montana | TX | 50,868 | Texas |
GA | 72,126 | Georgia | NE | 7,239 | Nebraska | UT | 14,159 | Utah |
HI | 3,010 | Hawaii | NV | 28,830 | Nevada | VT | 1,498 | Vermont |
ID | 7,323 | Idaho | NH | 4,691 | New Hampshire | VA | 35,338 | Virginia |
IL | 71,778 | Illinois | NJ | 34,662 | New Jersey | WA | 30,379 | Washington |
IN | 47,289 | Indiana | NM | 5,822 | New Mexico | WV | 6,458 | West Virginia |
IA | 9,787 | Iowa | NY | 54,124 | New York | WI | 26,974 | Wisconsin |
KS | 10,607 | Kansas | NC | 26,373 | North Carolina | WY | 1,270 | Wyoming |