States with rising business bankruptcy filings

States ranked by change in business bankruptcy cases in the 12 months ending March 31, 2026.

Largest increases

Pennsylvania recorded the largest increase in business bankruptcy cases in the latest U.S. Courts F-5A file, followed by Texas and Louisiana. The comparison covers the 12 months ending March 31, 2026, against the prior 12 months. Related cases filed in the same venue can move county and state totals sharply.

Rank	State	Change vs prior 12 months	Latest business cases	Prior business cases
1	Pennsylvania	+297	996	699
2	Texas	+205	3,003	2,798
3	Louisiana	+186	441	255
4	Florida	+183	2,623	2,440
5	Arizona	+164	641	477
6	North Carolina	+162	560	398
7	Ohio	+152	726	574
8	Massachusetts	+144	491	347
9	Rhode Island	+118	160	42
10	Georgia	+111	1,175	1,064

All states

Rank	State	Change vs prior 12 months	Latest business cases	Prior business cases
1	Pennsylvania	+297	996	699
2	Texas	+205	3,003	2,798
3	Louisiana	+186	441	255
4	Florida	+183	2,623	2,440
5	Arizona	+164	641	477
6	North Carolina	+162	560	398
7	Ohio	+152	726	574
8	Massachusetts	+144	491	347
9	Rhode Island	+118	160	42
10	Georgia	+111	1,175	1,064
11	Nevada	+100	376	276
12	California	+94	3,442	3,348
13	Oklahoma	+92	332	240
14	Washington	+91	441	350
15	New Hampshire	+82	144	62
16	Minnesota	+77	316	239
17	Arkansas	+76	279	203
18	Michigan	+73	419	346
19	New York	+68	2,192	2,124
20	New Jersey	+66	692	626
21	Oregon	+55	280	225
22	Wisconsin	+52	242	190
23	Colorado	+47	581	534
24	Utah	+44	179	135
25	Mississippi	+40	239	199
26	Indiana	+36	280	244
27	South Carolina	+36	177	141
28	Kansas	+36	178	142
29	Nebraska	+33	122	89
30	Iowa	+30	145	115
31	Delaware	+23	81	58
32	Maryland	+18	402	384
33	Virginia	+16	446	430
34	Alaska	+15	33	18
35	Kentucky	+9	142	133
36	Idaho	+6	101	95
37	New Mexico	+6	80	74
38	South Dakota	+1	30	29
39	Montana	0	46	46
40	Maine	-1	66	67
41	Hawaii	-3	48	51
42	Wyoming	-4	37	41
43	Vermont	-7	29	36
44	Missouri	-7	237	244
45	West Virginia	-9	84	93
46	North Dakota	-19	24	43
47	Alabama	-41	250	291
48	Tennessee	-61	431	492
49	Connecticut	-77	105	182
50	Illinois	-86	905	991

Source note

Source: U.S. Courts F-5A bankruptcy workbook, 12 months ending March 31, 2026, compared with the prior 12 months.