Of the 50 counties in the United States which recorded the most bankruptcy filings in 2021, St. Louis, Minnesota had the highest rate of personal bankruptcy filings with 475.61 filings per 100,000 residents. By contrast, Harris County in Texas had the lowest, with a rate of 48.58 personal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents.
Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021
(in filings per 100,000 residents)
The nature of debt is business if the debtor is a corporation or partnership, or if debt related to the operation of a business predominates. Non-business debt includes consumer debt or other debt that the debtor indicates is not consumer debt or business debt.
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US Courts, & US Census Bureau. (December 31, 2021). Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021 (in filings per 100,000 residents) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/
US Courts, und US Census Bureau. "Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021 (in filings per 100,000 residents)." Chart. December 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/
US Courts, US Census Bureau. (2021). Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021 (in filings per 100,000 residents). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/
US Courts, and US Census Bureau. "Personal Bankruptcy Rate of The 50 Counties with The Most Non-business Bankruptcy Filings in The United States in 2021 (in Filings per 100,000 Residents)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/
US Courts & US Census Bureau, Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021 (in filings per 100,000 residents) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Personal bankruptcy rate of the 50 counties with the most non-business bankruptcy filings in the United States in 2021 (in filings per 100,000 residents) [Graph], US Courts, & US Census Bureau, December 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118386/bankruptcy-filings-us-personal-rate-county/
