See also: Federal Bankruptcy Caseloads, 1899-2016 (graph)
| U.S. District Courts, 1899-1978 U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, 1979-2017 |
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Year (ending)
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Filed
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Concluded
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Pending
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1899[1]
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22,446 a
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-
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-
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1900
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21,938 a
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-
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-
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1901
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19,007 a
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-
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-
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1902[2]
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18,482 a
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-
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-
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1903
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16,875 a
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-
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-
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1904
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17,082 a
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-
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-
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1905
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16,946 a
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-
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-
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1906[3]
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12,972 a
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-
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-
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1907
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14,160 a
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-
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17,251 b
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1908[4]
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16,838 a
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11,864
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22,840 b
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1909
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18,018
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13,054
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25,299 b
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1910
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18,053
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15,645
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25,302 b
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1911
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19,338
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15,038
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29,602[5]
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1912
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19,745
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15,615
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33,264 b
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1913
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20,930
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18,789
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35,073 b
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1914
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22,959
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20,083
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38,344 b
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1915
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27,632
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22,461
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43,492 b
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1916
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27,368
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25,172
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45,818 b
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1917
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24,838
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25,358
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40,747 b
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1918
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20,385
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23,530
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37,300 b
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1919
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14,048
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19,351
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31,792 b
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1920
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13,558
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15,622
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29,729 b
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1921
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22,812
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15,200
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35,590 b
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1922
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38,165
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22,517
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51,250 b
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1923
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41,304
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34,401
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57,338 b
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1924
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43,519
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41,649
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58,758 b
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1925
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45,641
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44,440
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59,850 b
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1926
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46,374
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47,307
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58,943 b
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1927
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48,758
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48,269
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59,398 b
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1928
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53,064
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53,592
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58,556b
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1929
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57,289
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57,039
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59,113b
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1930
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62,845
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60,548
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61,410
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1931
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65,335
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60,322
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66,423
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1932
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70,049
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63,502
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72,970
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1933
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62,256
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67,031
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67,946 b
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1934
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58,888
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59,070
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63,352
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1935
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69,158
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67,158
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65,290 b
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1936
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60,624
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63,387
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59,843 b
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1937
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57,485
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62,885
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54,271 b
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1938
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57,306
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57,303
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54,277
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1939
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50,997
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52,102
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53,172
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1940
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52,577
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51,009[6]
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54,494 b
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1941
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56,335
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55,069
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56,506
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1942
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52,109
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55,185
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52,945
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1943
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34,711
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48,405
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39,897
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1944
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19,533
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31,187
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28,243
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1945
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12,862
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19,644
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21,461
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1946
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10,196
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14,269
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17,388
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1947
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13,170
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13,262
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17,296
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1948
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18,510
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10,742
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25,064
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1949
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26,021
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20,519
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30,566
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1950
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33,392
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25,582
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38,376
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1951
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35,193
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32,647
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40,922
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1952
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34,873
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39,611
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36,184
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1953
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40,087
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37,485
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38,786
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1954
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53,136
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43,494
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48,428
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1955
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59,404
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52,240
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55,592
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1956
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62,086
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58,314
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59,364
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1957
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73,761
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64,666
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68,459
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1958
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91,668
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79,681
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80,446
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1959
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100,672
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96,845
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84,273
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1960
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110,034
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99,317
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94,990
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1961
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146,643
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117,943
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123,690
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1962
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147,780
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137,709
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133,761
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1963
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155,493
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141,440
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147,814
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1964
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171,719
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162,356
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157,166 b
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1965
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180,323
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175,117
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162,372
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1966
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192,354
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186,219
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168,507
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1967
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208,329
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192,254
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184,606 b
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1968
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197,811
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197,947
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184,470
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1969
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184,930
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190,742
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178,658
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1970
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194,399
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182,430
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190,627
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1971
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201,352
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190,609
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201,370
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1972
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182,869
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187,714
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196,525
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1973
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173,197
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180,467
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189,255
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1974
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189,513
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178,177
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200,591
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1975
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254,484
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192,792
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262,283
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1976
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246,549
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237,793
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271,039
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1977
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214,399
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231,509
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253,929
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1978
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202,951
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215,872 b
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241,008 b
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1979
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226,476
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209,316
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258,168
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1980[7]
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277,881
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162,509
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163,176
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1981[8]
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360,329
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181,907
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361,664
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1982
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367,866
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268,243
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461,287
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1983
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374,734
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298,715
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537,306
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1984[9]
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344,275
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304,014
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577,567
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1985
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364,536
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333,158
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608,945
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1986
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477,856
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358,224
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728,577
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1987
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561,278
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481,351
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808,504
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1988
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594,567
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587,574
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814,195 b
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1989
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642,993
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577,848
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869,758 b
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1990
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725,484
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620,649
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961,919 b
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1991
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880,399
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718,885
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1,123,433
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1991[10]
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918,988
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751,992
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1,147,765
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1992
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977,478
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900,719
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1,220,102 b
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1993
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897,231
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958,408
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1,152,824 b
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1994
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837,797
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869,771
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1,110,428 b
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1995
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883,457
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892,796
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1,086,453 b
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1996
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1,111,964
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1,005,025
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1,189,213 b
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1997
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1,367,364
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1,223,967
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1,326,136 b
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1998
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1,436,964
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1,377,206
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1,384,179 b
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1999
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1,354,376
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1,356,026
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1,377,985 b
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2000
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1,262,102
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1,256,874
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1,378,139 b
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2001
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1,437,354
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1,301,016
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1,512,438 b
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2002
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1,547,669
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1,445,101
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1,618,262 b
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2003
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1,661,996
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1,568,087
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1,710,428 b
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2004
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1,618,987
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1,671,177
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1,658,081 b
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2005
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1,782,643
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1,581,287
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1,855,841 b
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2006
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1,112,542
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1,619,142
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1,361,335 b
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2007
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801,269
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864,588
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1,275,841 b
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2008
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1,042,806 b
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975,296
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1,350,175 b
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2009
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1,402,816
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1,197,649
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1,555,129 b
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2010
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1,596,355
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1,496,732
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1,6 59,086 b
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2011
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1,467,221
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1,461,896
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1,667,247 b
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2012
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1,261,140
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1,304,429
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1,624,606 b
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2013
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1,107,699
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1,197,918
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1,534,261 b
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2014
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963,739
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1,099,666
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1,401,593 b
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2015
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860,182
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989,872
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1,269,304 b
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2016
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805,580
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910,122
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1,164,747
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2017
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790,830
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856,750
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1,069,373
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These charts are designed to give readers historical information about judicial caseloads and will not be updated in the near future. More detailed information on federal court caseloads is available in the Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the Judicial Business of the United States. The Judicial Business since 1997 is available online at http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/JudicialBusiness.aspx. |
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| Notations: a: total of reported voluntary and involuntary petitions b: revised totals presented in the subsequent year's report |
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| Notes:
[1] Statistical year was October 1-September 30.
[2] No report submitted by the District of Wyoming. District of New Jersey reported only for first six months of the year.
[3] Statistical year changed to July 1-June 30.
[4] Statistics are included in two places in the Attorney General report for 1908. In Exhibit 7, which is a consolidated statement of business in the circuit and district courts, and in Exhibit 4 of the section on bankruptcy proceedings. These totals are taken from Exhibit 7.
[5] The 1912 report shows a total of 11,613 pending from 1911, but the 1911 report is likely correct and is used here.
[6] Total of cases "Concluded under Bankruptcy Act" and cases reported separately as dismissed, adjudicated, amended, transferred, and consolidated.
[7] Cases this year are combined from two tables. Table F-1 reported cases commenced under the old bankruptcy system. Table F1BC reported cases commenced under the new Bankruptcy Code adopted in 1978.
[8] Total for the years 1981-83 is equal to "Act Cases" and "Code Cases," excluding joint petitions.
[9] Table F-1 excludes joint petitions and ceases including cases reopened under the old bankruptcy act. Total includes only cases commenced under the bankruptcy code.
[10] In 1992, the statistical year was shifted to coincide with the fiscal year, which ended on September 30. The statistics for the 12-month period ending September 30, 1991 was included in the 1992 report and are reported here.
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| Sources: 1899-1902: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit U, Table 1. 1903-1904: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 9, Table A. 1905-1907: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 4, Table A. 1908-1909: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 7. 1910-1912: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Appendix 1. 1913: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Appendix 2. 1914-1922: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 2. 1923-1939: Annual Report of the Attorney General , Exhibit 3, Table 3A. 1940: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table 21. 1941: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table 18. 1942-43: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table 12. 1944: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table 13. 1945-1987: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table F-1. 1988-2016: Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts , Table F. |
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