During the 12 months through March 31, 2020, Cook County in Illinois registered the highest number of bankruptcies of any county in the United States, with 27,160 non-business and 408 business bankruptcy cases filed. This is just under 9,000 cases more than the second-placed Los Angeles County, despite the latter having nearly twice the population of the former.
Counties with the most bankruptcy filings in the United States for the 12 months through March 2020, by debtor
Data is for 12 months through March 31, 2020. Data includes all chapters of bankruptcy.
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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