This graph shows a ranking of the five largest municipalities in the United States that have filed for bankruptcy between 1953 and 2013, sorted by approximate debt. In 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy with an approximate debt of 18 billion U.S. dollars.
Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars)
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New York Times. (July 18, 2013). Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/
New York Times. "Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 18, 2013. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/
New York Times. (2013). Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/
New York Times. "Ranking of The Five Largest Municipalities That Filed for Bankruptcy in The United States between 1953 and 2013, by Approximate Debt (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/
New York Times, Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Ranking of the five largest municipalities that filed for bankruptcy in the United States between 1953 and 2013, by approximate debt (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], New York Times, July 18, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262311/the-largest-us-municipalities-that-filed-for-bankruptcy-by-debt/