Here are the bankruptcy filing statistics for Illinois in 2006. These numbers are drastically down, but have shown some steady increases each quarter now that the new bankruptcy laws have been in place for a year.
This information was obtained at the American Bankruptcy Institute
I have included the US totals as well as a few other main states.
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Illinois
|
6,157 |
7,587 |
8,402 |
8,693 |
| United States |
116,771 |
155,833 |
171,146 |
177,599 |
California
|
6,543 |
9,704
|
10,983 |
12,055 |
Georgia
|
8,643 |
9,582
|
10,977 |
11,688 |
Texas
|
7,225 |
8,541
|
10,133 |
10,750 |
| Ohio |
5,875
|
9,148
|
10,047 |
10,354 |
| NY |
5,262 |
7,820 |
7,385 |
9,229 |
| Michigan |
6,686 |
7,989 |
9,556 |
9,689 |
