States in the Midwest and South record the highest non-business bankruptcies per capita.
Nonbusiness, Per Capita Bankruptcies in the Second Quarter of 2006
State Number of Bankruptcy Filings per Thousand People
Alabama 1.072
Alaska 0.263
Arizona 0.381
Arkansas 0.880
California 0.267
Colorado 0.569
Connecticut 0.507
Delaware 0.452
District of Columbia 0.264
Florida 0.359
Georgia 1.041
Hawaii 0.213
Idaho 0.548
Illinois 0.592
Indiana 0.930
Iowa 0.417
Kansas 0.644
Kentucky 0.728
Louisiana 0.646
Maine 0.244
Maryland 0.432
Massachusetts 0.327
Michigan 0.788
Minnesota 0.380
Mississippi 0.742
Missouri 0.674
Montana 0.599
North Carolina 0.472
North Dakota 0.274
Nebraska 0.584
New Hampshire 0.352
New Jersey 0.411
New Mexico 0.326
Nevada 0.572
New York 0.407
Ohio 0.797
Oklahoma 0.493
Oregon 0.542
Pennsylvania 0.480
Rhode Island 0.370
South Carolina 0.351
South Dakota 0.337
Tennessee 1.316
Texas 0.368
Utah 0.568
Vermont 0.286
Virginia 0.412
Washington 0.488
West Virginia 0.417
Wisconsin 0.573
Wyoming 0.397
Source: FDIC, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and Haver Analytics