Here are some general bankruptcy statistics
Northern District of Illinois Bankruptcy Filing Statistics – 2014 Year to date
So far, in 2014 there have been 29,052 bankruptcy cases filed in the Northern District of Illinois
Compared to this time last year, when 31,754 cases were filed, down, almost 9%.
Adversary proceedings were down from 1064 to just 610 this year, over 42%.
11,120 (38%) of these cases were for debtors living in Chicago, followed by 592 in Rockford, 536 in Aurora, 452 living in Joliet, 289 from Plainfield, 281 in Elgin, 280 in Bolingbrook, 271...
Most bankruptcy cases per capita
Here are the leading (perhaps not the best term to use) states based on bankruptcy filings per 1000 people.1. Tennessee 6.702. Georgia 5.453. Alabama 5.294. Illinois 5.16 (total residents 12,831,970 - est. filers 66,213)5. Michigan 4.82