Child Support Debtor Rankings Across the States
In 2017 and 2018 D’Andre Insurance Group, Inc. conducted an independent research study on child support payment and enforcement in the fifty (50) United States excluding Tribal Nations and Territories. The information which follows is from that specific study and publicly available information.
Debtor State Ranking
In 2017 and 2018 D’Andre Insurance Group, Inc. conducted an independent research study on child support payment and enforcement in the fifty (50) United States excluding Tribal Nations and Territories .
From this research it became clear that in the Office of Child Support Enforcement’s Annual Report to Congress content is mandated by section 452 (a) under the Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, and that the severity or size per individual caseload per state is not a required metric. In the Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998 (CSPIA) where states are measured for performance, the size of the arrears per case is not criteria. But size of arrears per debtor or caseload matters. It is indicative of greater systemic flaws which need to be studied, identified, and corrected. Congress can’t fix what they don’t know is broken. This data has never been released except by D’Andre Insurance Group, Inc. and needs to be required in the State reporting data.
From 2010 to 2023 according to the Office of Child Support Services Report to Congress, from 2010 – 2023 Table P -85 Total Amount of Arrearages Due for All Fiscal Years for Five Consecutive Fiscal Years ranges from $110 billion to $118 billion due each and every year.
In 2017, 55% of the total debt is owed by 15% of debtors in large amounts unimaginable.”
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Number of Open Cases - Largest to Lesser
State data was sourced and can be seen in material attached. Click on each state to read details.
| State | Highest Single Debtor Balance | Composition of State Debt Figures (FOIA) State letters for complete position |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $8,007,720.00 | Past due, judgment and interest, no fees. |
| Illinois | $4,526,507.35 | Combined Balance - principal and interest. |
| New Jersey | $2,775,000.00 | Non-interest state. |
| Pennsylvania | $2,708,115.71 | Over due support - no interest. |
| Texas | $2,359,644.12 | Include interest (confirmed, unconfirmed or both). |
| Florida | $1,948,635.00 | Past due support only. |
| Virginia | $1,842,164.57 | Unpaid child support plus unpaid interest on child support due. |
| Arizona | $1,721,399.46 | Support and interest owed. |
| Idaho | $1,636,545.00 | No interest but will enforce if from another state w/interest. |
| Mississippi | $1,271,529.96 | Each case may vary - review needed |
| Ohio | $1,142,560.00 | Child support only. |
| Minnesota | $1,117,750.18 | Arrears plus accruing interest if current amount due is bigger than child support due. |
| Connecticut | $989,220.60 | No interest on child support balances. |
| Maine | $926,941.33 | Does not track or break out interest from child support debt itself. |
| Maryland | $829,049.44 | Support due not support plus interest. |
| Oregon | $807,571.63 | Does not track interest. |
| Massachusetts | $792,814.75 | Past due child support principal. |
| Louisiana | $758,269.00 | Current amount due plus amounts owed - no interest. |
| Washington | $749,762.01 | Does not charge interest. |
| Oklahoma | $733,388.98 | These balances represent principal and interest. |
| Missouri | $731,646.87 | 1% per month simple interest on MO orders. |
| Tennessee | $711,588.94 | May include arrears and some include arrears plus interest. |
| Kansas | $686,875.31 | No interest. |
| Alaska | $670,297.02 | Interest rate of 6% per annum on unpaid balance. |
| Iowa | $628,698.13 | No interest on support arrears. |
| Wisconsin | $573,143.54 | Provided cases without interest. |
| Indiana | $548,939.83 | Interest included if court allows interest in the judgment. |
| Vermont | $484,639.53 | Unable to provide a response. |
| West Virginia | $463,153.48 | Interest to be charged upon unpaid support for what W.V. orders. |
| Rhode Island | $436,860.75 | Arrears and interest. |
| Wyoming | $415,384.16 | Interest to be charged if another state opens a case and requests interest. |
| DC | $410,001.08 | Support amount and interest. |
| Nevada | $407,140.00 | Arrears, interest and penalties adjudicated |
| Montana | $395,160.70 | No interest on unpaid support. |
| South Dakota | $323,806.46 | Varies per case - interest and no interest. |
| Non Participating Citing - Delayed Responding - Not Fully Participating and Reasons | ||
| Alabama | Would Not Provide | Not readily available and not considered to be of public record. |
| Arkansas | Would Not provide | Information exempt from disclosure under FOIA Arkansas code. |
| California | Not Readily Available | Arrears amount include past due support plus interest. |
| Colorado | Would Not Provide | Current child support owed - no interest, unless in judgment or another state that |
| Delaware | Would Not Provide | Declined to send anything. Stating Child Support Records are exempted from public disclosure. |
| Georgia | Would Not provide | Will assess interest originated or modified by non-custodial parent is delinquent in paying order. |
| Hawaii | Not Retrievable Not Available |
Support due only or in a court order with interest, then included. |
| Kentucky | Not Available | Not able to provide it. |
| Michigan | Not Readily Available | Not Provided - Law says no interest - a surcharge two times a year from a judge. (as per michigan.gov) |
| Nebraska | Would Not provide | Interest on delinquent payment (as per nebraskalegislature.gov) |
| New Hampshire | Not Available | Interest if adjudicated by the court. |
| New Mexico | Not Available | Not Provided - unable to determine from record. |
| North Carolina | Working On | Not Provided. |
| North Dakota | Not Available | Past due support includes accrued interest. |
| South Carolina | Not Able to Provide. | Not able to provide it. |
| Utah | No record of this. Not required to create a record. |
No interest, but may be included if another state opens a case and interest is included. |
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