The new bankruptcy median family income figures change on November 1, 2020.
Filers use the amounts to complete the means test to determine a filer's Chapter 7 discharge qualifications and calculate a Chapter 13 repayment plan. The figures change each year and vary widely between states, as shown by the following increases (figures include single filer amounts only):
All debtors filing cases after November 1, 2020, will use the figures below. Figures for families of two or more people are posted on the U.S. Trustee's website and can be found by following these steps:
Learn more in Chapter 7 Means Test: Comparing Your Income to the State Median Income.
ALABAMA |
$49,191 |
MONTANA |
$54,201 |
ALASKA |
$63,223 |
NEBRASKA |
$50,847 |
ARIZONA |
$55,159 |
NEVADA |
$53,731 |
ARKANSAS |
$46,120 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
$71,169 |
CALIFORNIA |
$62,171 |
NEW JERSEY |
$71,064 |
COLORADO |
$66,942 |
NEW MEXICO |
$46,945 |
CONNECTICUT |
$68,400 |
NEW YORK |
$59,956 |
DELAWARE |
$61,395 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
$50,653 |
DIST OF COLUMBIA |
$70,070 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
$55,022 |
FLORIDA |
$52,534 |
OHIO |
$51,776 |
GEORGIA |
$52,458 |
OKLAHOMA |
$48,528 |
HAWAII |
$71,514 |
OREGON |
$61,303 |
IDAHO |
$51,837 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
$57,213 |
ILLINOIS |
$57,983 |
RHODE ISLAND |
$63,724 |
INDIANA |
$51,689 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
$49,390 |
IOWA |
$51,095 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
$51,723 |
KANSAS |
$51,957 |
TENNESSEE |
$50,182 |
KENTUCKY |
$49,041 |
TEXAS |
$52,308 |
LOUISIANA |
$46,909 |
UTAH |
$66,445 |
MAINE |
$54,679 |
VERMONT |
$55,409 |
MARYLAND |
$70,964 |
VIRGINIA |
$64,079 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
$70,834 |
WASHINGTON |
$70,194 |
MICHIGAN |
$53,159 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
$50,235 |
MINNESOTA |
$61,811 |
WISCONSIN |
$54,660 |
MISSISSIPPI |
$44,765 |
WYOMING |
$57,091 |
MISSOURI |
$50,521 |
MONTANA |
$54,201 |
GUAM |
$42,770 |
PUERTO RICO |
$24,669 |
N. MARIANA ISLANDS |
$28,722 |
VIRGIN ISLANDS |
$33,935 |
Effective date: November 1, 2020