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| State | Open Cases (FOIA Requests) |
Open Cases (OCSE FY 2016 Preliminary Report) |
Largest Single Debtor (FOIA Requests) |
Date of Information (FOIA Requests) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not Provided | 216,144 | N/P | 2/22/2017 |
| Alaska | 49,000 | 46,650 | $670,297.02 | 3/8/2017 |
| Arizona | 173,975 | 173,601 | $1,721,399.46 | 4/7/2017 |
| Arkansas | 103,300 | 104,747 | N/P | 3/15/2017 |
| California | 1,214,712 | 1,214,962 | N/A | 4/5/2017 |
| Colorado | 150,131 | 150,409 | N/A | 4/4/2017 |
| Connecticut | 162,102 | 167,150 | $989,220.60 | 4/27/2017 |
| Delaware | Not Provided | 77,759 | N/P | 3/9/2017 |
| District of Columbia | 45,666 | 47,282 | $410,001.08 | 3/31/2017 |
| Florida | 651,111 | 656,869 | $1,948,635.00 | 1/17/2017 |
| Georgia | 403,410 | 411,331 | N/P | 4/7/2017 |
| Hawaii | 133,573 | 76,266 | N/A | 3/10/2017 |
| Idaho | 160,294 | 120,743 | $1,636,545.00 | 4/4/2017 |
| Illinois | 470,582 | 475,614 | $4,526,507.35 | 3/6/2017 |
| Indiana | 280,498 | 272,789 | $548,939.83 | 3/17/2017 |
| Iowa | 167,390 | 167,846 | $628,698.13 | 2/17/2017 |
| Kansas | 140,088 | 141,105 | $686,875.31 | 3/13/2017 |
| Kentucky | 271,350 | 271,525 | N/A | 3/8/2017 |
| Louisiana | 283,629 | 283,871 | $758,269.00 | 4/11/2017 |
| Maine | 46,676 | 49,450 | $926,941.33 | 6/9/2017 |
| Maryland | 200,331 | 203,452 | $828,330.41 | 4/3/2017 |
| Massachusetts | 213,447 | 216,562 | $798,741.85 | 3/3/2017 |
| Michigan | 264,130 | 270,974 | $1,117,751.86 | 3/14/2017 |
| Minnesota | 282,742 | 277,966 | $1,711,369.54 | 3/7/2017 |
| Mississippi | 128,138 | 130,444 | $1,713,509.92 | 3/8/2017 |
| Missouri | 278,130 | 277,944 | $395,166.70 | 5/31/2017 |
| Montana | 37,567 | 37,344 | N/P | 5/3/2017 |
| Nebraska | Not Provided | 84,874 | N/P | 5/4/2017 |
| Nevada | 34,594 | 38,594 | $2,775,100.00 | 3/9/2017 |
| New Hampshire | 35,909 | 38,358 | N/A | 6/8/2017 |
| New Jersey | 258,538 | 360,545 | N/P | 3/17/2017 |
| New Mexico | 81,504 | 83,893 | $807,200.00 | 4/3/2017 |
| New York | 582,335 | 587,105 | $8,007,720.00 | 5/1/2017 |
| North Carolina | Did Not Report | 401,776 | Did Not Report | Did Not Report |
| North Dakota | 36,120 | 41,681 | $418,993.00 | 3/13/2017 |
| Ohio | 867,086 | 880,453 | $1,143,181.69 | 4/21/2017 |
| Oklahoma | 183,546 | 185,609 | $1,426,825.76 | 3/13/2017 |
| Oregon | 210,838 | 216,389 | $1,270,913.64 | 4/6/2017 |
| Pennsylvania | 378,740 | 380,451 | $2,708,115.71 | 3/13/2017 |
| Rhode Island | 58,418 | 60,021 | $616,363.44 | 3/14/2017 |
| South Carolina | 158,195 | 159,461 | $323,306.46 | 3/14/2017 |
| South Dakota | 59,848 | 46,947 | $323,306.46 | 3/14/2017 |
| Tennessee | 369,641 | 366,715 | $711,588.94 | 2/27/2017 |
| Texas | 1,552,921 | 1,548,573 | $2,359,641.02 | 3/3/2017 |
| Utah | 93,690 | 95,568 | N/P | 3/6/2017 |
| Vermont | 19,679 | 20,073 | $145,636.82 | 3/13/2017 |
| Virginia | 338,589 | 343,393 | $1,842,161.57 | 3/6/2017 |
| Washington | 334,074 | 333,345 | $1,469,934.19 | 3/9/2017 |
| West Virginia | 56,832 | 56,813 | $631,541.44 | 3/13/2017 |
| Wisconsin | 361,196 | 361,221 | $774,345.66 | 3/8/2017 |
| Wyoming | 17,966 | 16,938 | $693,313.76 | 3/14/2017 |